Rex (first name)
Rex is a mostly male given name .
Origin and meaning
The Latin word Rex means ' king ', but short forms of names like Reginus (with the same meaning) or Reginald are also possible .
distribution
Primarily in Anglo-Saxon, Anglicist in German-speaking countries (first name with American flair), therefore also for artist names .
Also very common name for dogs . The use of the name is likely to be that he as a short word with vowel and aspirant in the syntax of commands like seat and space is, and is recognized by the dog as such, similar to other classic names like Hasso - it shall be for a typical German Shepherd Name . However, the popularity of the name is declining significantly today.
Well-known namesake
- Rex Gildo (1936–1999), German pop singer
- Rex Griffin (1912–1958), American old-time and country musician
- Rex Harrison (1908–1990), British actor
- Rex Linn (born 1956), American actor
- Rex Maxon (1892–1973), American comic artist
- Rex Stout (1886–1975), American writer
- Rex Tillerson (* 1952), American manager and former Secretary of State
Animals
- Commissioner Rex , fictional police dog in the Austrian television series
literature
- Rosa Kohlheim, Volker Kohlheim: Rex . In: Duden - The great first name dictionary . 3. Edition. Bibliographer. Institut AG, Mannheim 2007, ISBN 978-3-411-06083-2 (also Duden - Lexicon of first names . 5th edition. 2007, ISBN 978-3-411-04945-5 .).
Web links
Wiktionary: rex - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bello, Hasso and Rex - classic dog names no longer popular. handelsblatt.com, May 18, 2004, accessed December 18, 2010 .