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Dexter???

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Jess850 · 09/04/2012 16:14

Loved Fabien/Fabian but now having a wobble - what do you think of Dexter?
We have Joseph and Dominic already. ThanQ.

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pigletpower · 22/04/2012 23:21

Yo! Go Dexi!!!!! Congrats-has he a middle name?

LondonNadiy · 22/04/2012 14:11

Congrats on baby Dexter!

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Jess850 · 22/04/2012 13:46

Thanks all - Dexter is now two days old and I love his name :-)

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pigletpower · 16/04/2012 14:47

Manson and Bundy?!Grin

Cherrypi · 16/04/2012 14:25

Ooh we have a Miles Dexter. Also love the name Quinn from the serial killer show. Maybe we will have it as a theme for future children...

pigletpower · 16/04/2012 14:23

Strangely, I love the name Fabian and that was one of my choices!

pigletpower · 16/04/2012 14:21

We have a Dexter Miles-born before the TV series tho'!! Never met another one.Really suits him.

AuntySib · 13/04/2012 20:40

I do like Dexter, but as you already have a child beginning with D you are storing up postal problems for the future! ( Speaking as someone who has DS19 and DH with same initial!)

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Jess850 · 13/04/2012 20:35

Thanks for Your opinions it all helps work things out.
Finally at 40+2 we have settled on Fabian not Fabien for a Boy and Eleanor for a Girl - just need the baby now! :-)

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seren82 · 12/04/2012 22:21

Don't mind Dexter but I LOVE Fabian!

PoppyWearer · 12/04/2012 21:58

Love Dexter! If we'd had two boys (DH wanted to name DS after his Grandfather) then DS2 would've been Dexter. But very happy with DD and DS.

Wants3 · 12/04/2012 10:27

Dexter has been pretty much the only name on our shortlist since beginning of my pregnancy. 5 weeks to go! We have a Perry and a Harvey already! We would not plan to shorten Dexter.

coffeepot · 12/04/2012 10:21

I like the sound of Dexter, but it does make me think of the breed of mini cows (Dexters)...Fabien is more unusual, sounds a little more distinguished to me...

Aworryingtrend · 12/04/2012 10:03

I am not keen on Dexter at all. Fabien I really like.

blueblizz · 12/04/2012 09:17

Don't like it at all sounds like dyslexic to me. Sorry only my opinion. Fabien would be fab a lot at school. (I'm a teacher, know what kids are like.)

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Jess850 · 12/04/2012 09:15

Mirror - Eleanor is our top Girl choice, Esme a close second.

For a Boy I think Fabian/Fabien is my favourite over Dexter today - DH has gone a bit crackers and just coming out with stupid names if I ask him now so I guess if Baby comes soon (and at 40+1) I sure hope they do they may have to be Baby Boy for a while...

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goingmadtrying · 12/04/2012 08:38

we looked at dexter with our last ds he is actually called declan and we call him dexter every know and again as a nn we decided against dexter because alot of people thought of the serial killer it put me off

QuintessentialQuaker · 11/04/2012 22:11

What SLVC says about popularity has just reminded me that, although when we had our Dex ten years ago we didn't know any, we now know 3 under five in quite a small community. That's definitely something to think about if worried about popularity as I think it is climbing up in popularity.

SLVC · 11/04/2012 21:03

I'm anoher one who loves Dexter the TV show and as a result loves the name! I have heard of a few though so don't choose it of you are looking for "unique".. (that wouldn't/didn't bother me though and Dexter was a consideration for DS)

mirrorsaysNO · 11/04/2012 20:56

Never heard of the serial killer but I don't think Dexter goes well with your other ds names...sorry.

A family I know have Dominic and Joseph and siblings Matthew and Eleanor.

mirrorsaysNO · 11/04/2012 20:56

Never heard of the serial killer but I don't think Dexter goes well with your other ds names...sorry.

A family I know have Dominic and Joseph and siblings Matthew and Eleanor.

nenehooo · 11/04/2012 20:46

I LOVE Dexter - because of the TV show! DH and I started watching it last year and halfway through an episode turned to each other and said "Dexter (our surname)!!!"
We still love it and it's on our shortlist, but not sure if naming our baby after a fictional serial killer with morals is a good idea Hmm

QuintessentialQuaker · 10/04/2012 11:16

We have a Dexter who has lived very happily with his name for 10 years! Obviously I love it but I think it is one of those marmite names which people either love or hate. There is no reason for teasing though so I would say go for it if you love it :)

squoosh · 10/04/2012 11:08

Fabian is far nicer than Dexter. Dexter sounds tacky to me. Sorry.

Babycameearly · 10/04/2012 09:06

LOVE it!! Please call your baby Dexter - althhough I will 'steal it' if I ever have another baby boy ;)