What is the meaning of the name Dexter?

The name Dexter is primarily a male name of English origin that means Dyer Of Clothes.

English occupational surname, like Baxter for baker.
Also Latin meaning "main-handed, dextrous"

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Finn, Jasper, Archer, Oliver, Felix, Declan, Liam, Scarlett, Alice, Amelia, Violet, Charlotte, Penelope, Olivia

Names like Dexter:

Doctor, Dextra, Destry, Desdra, Desideria, Daughtry, Desiderio

Celebrity Babies with this Name:

Dexter Lloyd Henson - son of Charlotte Church and Gavin Henson , born 2009
Dexter Dean Keaton - daughter of Diane Keaton , born 1995

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