Dexter
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"right-handed, skillful"Share
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Updated Fri Sep 27 2024
Dexter Origin and Meaning
The name Dexter is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "right-handed, skillful".
Dexter turned ultracool for a girl when Diane Keaton named her daughter Dexter Dean. Dexter is getting a new style gloss for both genders thanks to (unlikely) baby name role model, television's Dexter the genial serial killer.
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- Dexter Keatondaughter of American actress Diane Keaton
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