Dex

Diminutive of Dexter
"dyer; right-handed"
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Dex Origin and Meaning

The name Dex is a boy's name meaning "dyer; right-handed".

Dex, the nickname for Dexter that is sometimes used on its own, has lots of energy and dynamism. It was chosen by comedian Dana Carvey for his now grown son. With the growing popularity of Dexter, we may be seeing more of Dex.

There are no less than three video game characters named Dex, and the leading male figure in the movie One Day is known by his nickname Dex. Way back in TV's Dynasty era, there was a character redundantly named Dex Dexter.

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Famous People Named Dex

  • Dexter "Dex" Manley
    American actor
  • Dex Elmont
    Dutch judoka
  • Declyn Wallace "Dex" Thornton Lauper (b. 1997)
    son of singer Cyndi Lauper and actor David Thornton
  • Dex Kramer (b. 2016)
    son of Dutch footballer Michiel Kramer

The name Dex in Pop Culture

  • Farnsworth "Dex" Dexter
    character on TV's "Dynasty"
  • Dexter "Dex" Thaler III
    character in book/film "Something Borrowed"
  • Dexter "Dex" Jettster
    character in the Star Wars series
  • Dexter "Dex" Mayhew
    character in book/film "One Day"
  • Dex
    character in the film "The Tao of Steve"
  • Dex Walker
    character on Australian soap Home and Away
  • Dex Barrington
    character in Disney's "The Country Bears"
  • Ronon Dex
    character on TV's Stargate Atlantis
  • Dex
    former name of CenturyLink phonebook
  • William "Dex" Poindexter
    character in the webcomic "Check, Please!"
  • Dex Oyama
    character in the "Mega Man Battle Network" series of video games
  • Dex Dogtective
    character in the movie "Foodfight!"
  • Dexter "Dex" Alvin Dizznee
    a character in "Keeper of the Lost Cities" by Shannon Messenger.
  • Benjamin “Dex” Pointdexter
    character in marvels “daredevil”