Rex

The reigning king.

Proper noun

  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.

    Synonyms: Hollingsworth

  5. A census-designated place in Robeson County, North Carolina, United States.

Origin

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.

Synonyms

R.

Related

rex Regina Fido Rover

Derived

Rexford Rexton