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Dexter

boy name · Latin origin · 2 syllables

Meaning

from Latin 'dexter', meaning 'right-handed' or 'skillful'

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2010s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Dexter peaked in the 2010s.

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