Rex

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Thoughts on Rex, have you met anyone with this name? I know for some people there's a dog's name association (although I've never met a dog with this name). Looked it up and it was ranked 142nd for boys names in U.K in 2022 so isn't that uncommon. Other suggestions very welcome just nothing too common like Noah, Theo, Leo, Arthur etc.

It seems a bit try-hard plus the doggy associations.

I know a dachshund called Rex so I admit that’s my first thought.

Canine connections

It’s naff for a person - it means King, so it’s like calling him Prince or Earl

Guy
Blaise
Rafe
Nate (Nathan/iel)
Gabe (Gabriel)
Jules (either as is or for Julius)
Zach (Zachary)
Abe (Abraham)

Woof

Max

I like it but I know an absolutely lovely 12 year old called Rex so positive connotations

Sounds like an Alsation

It’s naff for a person - it means King, so it’s like calling him Prince or Earl

This, plus, for me too, it is a dog's name.

I like it but I already had a Max and it made me think of a pair of German Shepherds. In the event second child was a girl who has always expressed relief that we didn’t opt for the female version of Rex.

I know two people called Rex - a rather cool man of 40 and a boy of 10.
I really, really like the name.

My cousin is Rex, he’s 55.
I went to school with a few.
I don’t know any under 50.

Suggestions:

Torin
Ayrton
Jeremy
Trey
Dane
Wade
Uriah
Julian
Christian
Weston
Bentley
Adrian
Elias
Fraser
Kane
Lincoln
Logan
Jonas
Regan
Corbin
Corey
Cameron

It's an old-fashioned name for a dog, like Prince, or Fido.
For a human baby --- hmm. Maybe.
It will probably become more popular, it seems to be one of 'those' names.
If you're after an R name, how about Ron/Ronnie?
Or Reg/Reggie?

T-Rex

I like it, DC3 was going to be Rex but DH vetoed it.
I know far more dogs called Max btw but no-one mentions that.

I know one human Rex, about mid 50's, he's a massive knob.

Two dogs, one English mastiff and one Jack Russell. Both good dogs and kind of hilarious to see them together. Have a guess which Rex is the boss Rex.

I also had a bearded dragon called Rex as a kid. He was a good boy.

Not keen on it for a human child.

I know two older men called Rex. From opposite ends of the social spectrum. Both very successful (one is a Dr, one is a self made millionaire), both absolutely lovely people. It’s a good name!

I really like it. Anything that's even a bit unusual won't be loved by everyone!

I only know one Rex, who is 8. He's lovely, but his parents are definitely try-hards and not nearly as cool as they aspire to be with the name choice.

Stacey Solomon has a son called Rex, that's the only Rex I know of

Awful for a child, great for a dog or a dinosaur.

I have also definitely come across more dogs called Max! Maybe dog naming trends are becoming more 'human'

I know 2 girl Rex's who really suit the name. Only boy I know of as Rex is Stacey Solomon.

It makes me think of a bouncy golden retriever.
Alec is nice.

Absolutely awful. A name given to a dog when the owner is a chav and wants it to be ‘well hard’