Rex Name Meaning & Origin
Rex
Pronunciation: REHKS (key)
Origin of the name Rex:
19th-century coinage derived from the Latin rex (king).
From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.
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Rexy, T Rex, Rexer
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Latin meaning "king"
- Famous real-life people named Rex
Rex Harrison, Actor
Rex Ryan, NFL Coach for the NY Jets
Rex Grossman, NFL Quarterback for the Washington Redskins
Rex Allen, western actor
Rex Tillerson, business man, Secretary of State
Rex Stout, author of the Nero Wolfe novels
Rex Champion (b. 2008), son of English musician and songwriter Will Champion
Rex William Townley Wickham (b. 2010), son of English author Sophie Kinsella
Rex Harrison Lamar (b. 2011), son of American supermodel and television presenter Niki Taylor and American stock car racing driver Burney Lamar- Rex in song, story & screen
Rex, the sheepdog from the film Babe.
Rex Van de Kamp, fictional character in the TV series Desperate Housewives.
Rex Morgan, M.D., titular character of the comic strip of the same name.
Rex Matheson, fictional character, portrayed by Mekhi Phifer, in the TV series Torchwood.
Rex Salazar, the main character in the TV show Generator Rex
Rex the Wonder Dog
Rex Walls, father of the writer Jeannette Walls
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