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Dexter

Pronunciation: DEHK-ster (key)

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iv just had a baby boy 10 days ago and have called him Dexter.iv had a lot of mixed reactions to the name.probably because i didnt go for a traditional irish name or name him after his daddy!!however family members who were at me my whole pregnancy to change the name have actually come round to it now n all admit it really suits my son.the nurses in the hospital even said how uncommon it was.im not really bothered by anyones opinion on the name.my partner and i love it and think its a very strong name.he came up with it and i loved the name straight away.and to be a little traditional and because its our first son iv given him dads forename as his middle name !!!

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Dex, Dexie

Meanings and history of the name Dexter: | Edit

Dexter means right handed, dexterous, favorable, and the right side of a family crest/shield (as opposed to sinister).
Dexter is also an English surname. It can refer to someone from the town of Exeter (d'Exeter) or a dyer of cloth.

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Dexter Gordon - jazz genius of the tenor sax.
Dexter Keaton, daughter of actress Diane Keaton

Dexter in song, story & screen: | Edit

Dexter, the boy genius hero of the American animated children's television show Dexter's Laboratory
Dexter Morgan, the anti-hero of a series of novels by Jeff Lindsay and an American television series adaptation. Dexter Morgan is a serial killer who only kills other murderers.
Dexter is one of the hamsters in the Ham-Ham Gang in the anime "Hamtaro"
C.K. Dexter Haven, the name of the character Cary Grant played in The Philadelphia Story

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