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Dexter
Meaning: Dervied from them same surname meaning"one who dyes" in Old English. Alternate meaning (Latin)"right-handed, skilled".
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French, Latin
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The baby name Dexter, is the 8803rd most popular baby name since we started recording stats on our site, and it's in the top 40% of names recorded here.

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