Name Dexter

Meaning:

dyer, one who dyes

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About the name Dexter in particular

Gender:	male
Languages of use:	English
Short forms:	Dex
US 2021 rank:	#533 ... 531:Mohamed, 532:Keanu, 533:Dexter, 534:Conrad, 535:Bruce ... Full US 2021 list
Similarly written:	Decker, Denver, Denver, Dieter, Ester, Hester, Lester, Peter, Péter, Petter Details

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About Dexter, the group of names with the same origin as Dexter

Meaning/translation:	dyer, one who dyes
Language of origin:	Old English
Info about origin:	from a family name which derives from a job title for somebody who dyes cloth
Words:	deag = the dye Old English
Topics:	Family name, Job title
Variants' top ranks:	21:Dex Netherlands 2017, 63:Dexter England+Wales 2013

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