Comments on: Name of the Day: Rex

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By: Lola

Lola — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 00:49:56 +0000

I *still* love Rex and am inclined to use him. Short, snappy, solidly masculine. I highly doubt there will be any little girl Rex’s running around! Unlike our #2, Remy, Rex is All male and I like that he’s familiar to all while still remaining uncommon. Yep, Rex is a solid winner for me!

By: babynamebrainstorm

babynamebrainstorm — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:01:59 +0000

As a retired thespian, one of my first associations with ‘Rex’ is Alfred Jarry’s absurd play Ubu Roi (aka Ubu Rex), which, if you know the play, probably doesn’t to ‘Rex’ any favours! Notwithstanding the bumbling Ubu, I like the boldness of Rex, but probably not as a first name.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:59:53 +0000

It’s OK.. but probably would prefer it for a dog!

By: appellationmountain

appellationmountain — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:05:19 +0000

I’m somewhere in the middle for Rex. I *love* him as a nickname or a middle, but I’m not sure about him in the first name spot.

Still, I think we will hear more of him – think Max and Knox. And surely I’m not the only one out there who thinks Rex Harrison lends the name some real style.

Plus, there seem to be a lot of of mamas out there hoping their babies grow up to be cowboys – and I betcha Rex would appeal to some of them. Rex fits in with Cash (#328) and Slade (#850), names that I don’t understand as given names, but that are undeniably out there.

By: Laney McDonald

Laney McDonald — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 08:00:04 +0000

I don’t like Rex. It does sound like a dog’s name to me and I automatically think either dinosaur or dog. I couldn’t do that to my kid. He will probably be made fun of.

It also reminds me of a guy I used to know who was a jerk.

Lola, I’m pretty much against top 100 names too. There are a few exceptions but I would save those for middle names.

By: Emmy Jo

Emmy Jo — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:10:36 +0000

I like Rex! I teach a little boy whose father is named Rex, so I suppose that’s what makes it read more human than animal to me.

Speaking of animal associations, though, I think “dinosaur” before I think “dog.”

By: Lola

Lola — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:10:08 +0000

Well, can’t have all winners, can I?
On the plus side for me, anyway, if everyone else hates it, he’s likely to be the only one! With my surname gone to the girls, it’s tougher than you think to match it to a less common boy name that doesn’t end up sounding girly. I am firmly against anything for me in the top 100 these days!

By: photoquilty

photoquilty — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:26:05 +0000

I’m with Kim. (Major eye roll on this one.)

By: Kim

Kim — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:01:12 +0000

Count me firmly in the “Hate” category, Lola! I can’t get past the dog name connotations. It even sounds like a bark to me, onomonopoetically at least.

I prefer my male names a bit smoother, I suppose.