Dex

Diminutive of Dexter

"dyer; right-handed"

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.

Dex Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1657 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Dex

• 1657 Nameberry 2025
• 97 Netherlands 2024

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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”