DEXTER  

Gender: M
Origin: Latin
Meaning: "right-handed, skillful"

Popularity in 2008: #715

Jazzy, ultra-cool name chosen by musical couple Diana Krall and Elvis Costello for one of their twin boys, and by singer Charlotte Church. The TV Dexter is, we feel bound to note, a genial but sociopathic serial killer.

Variations:
Dex

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Dexter is being discussed in our message boards:

• big family game!
• New: AA, BB, CC, DD....Boy/Girl Sibling Sets
• Everett?
• AB, BC, CD, DE, EF....BOYS
• Triple A, Triple B, Triple C...Boys!

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