Rex

Meaning

1. The reigning king.
2. A male given name from Latin coined in the nineteenth century from Latin rex "king," rarely given today.
3. A popular name for a dog.
4. An unincorporated community in Clayton County, Georgia, United States.
5. A census-designated place in Robeson County, North Carolina, United States.

Synonyms

king

👑

male monarch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɛks/

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs
Proto-Italic *rēks
Latin rēxbor.
English Rex
From Latin rēx (“king”). Doublet of rajah and roy.