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

Names like Dexter:

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