Dexter?

Yeah I know they will all be fine once baby is here etc but it just bugs me in the meantime as some ppl are outright rude about it! That's why I've decided to stop discussing name with friends/family and use this forum instead! My other half loves the name too

A couple of people have called him Dex. I imagine it will become that as he gets older if he likes it. My parents now love the name btw (as always happens once the baby is actually here!)

I have one, he is the cutest, cheekiest kid around and the name totally suits him. Everyone who meets him loves his name. I had never heard of the cartoon when I had him, and only watched the tv show after he was born and neither have changed my love for the name!

The serial killer is a likeable character, so that wouldn't put me off. I warmed to it when a friend was considering using it for her DS.

chippiefishiehorshie I like it the nn Dex! But never heard of the name Dax before!

sillysausage1 I think it might be a generational thing as our parents hate it at the mo haha I think it's still a fairly unusual name in Scotland I don't know any! Do ppl use the nn Dex for him?

I have a Dexter so I obviously love it. Have only come across one other so far so still fairly unusual but people always seem to have very positive reactions to the name (although they may be faking it to be polite i suppose!). I think my parents and in-laws were a bit unsure of the name at first but they didn't say anything negative. It made me wonder if it was a generational thing.

Not a fan.

But I quite like Dax?

frouby you are so right! Thanks

My dn is callee Dexter. I think it's a lovely name. Very masculine and strong and unusual without being too out there.

I have never watched the programme. But I always say programmes come and go. And you could call your baby anything and a subsequent tv programme come out with someone awful with his/her name.

icantgetnosleep5 aw really, see I literally know NONE apart from when Charlotte Church called her wee boy this a few years back! Where about is it faddy? Maybe it depends where you are etc!

Bit faddy I think

Sorry, off main topic a bit but there was a Myra in the year above me in school. She'd have been born in 1968, just a couple of years after those shocking events. Most people were in shock at the horror, whereas her parents were thinking "Hmm, Myra... that's a pretty name"

Not just Ian Brady, but we also have Ians Huntley and Watkins too, now. Then again, the name Ian is apparently on the rise in the US so may have a revival here too at some point.

Still love Dexter, though

Dexter is popular round here. I know 3 little Dexters. It's a great name

Oaft Myra's a no go 100% :/ I totally agree! What I mean is if Dexter was a real life serial killer I'd prob be put off but because it's fictional it doesn't bother me if you get me? I understand the association is still there for some ppl but it wouldn't annoy me as he's not real! We really like it at the moment but you know what it's like some other name might pop into my head or I might just wake up one morning hating Dexter haha the joys

Queen It's definitely because of the popularity or lack of of the name. Lots of people still name their children Fred and Rose, despite Fred and Rose West; a lot of people still named their children Ian (before it became "outdated") despite Ian Brady. But most would avoid Myra because of Hindley, not because she's exceptionally worse than the others, but because Myra is a more uncommon name so the association is a lot stronger.

I totally get what you're saying, but you don't see many Jacks being associated with Jack the Ripper or Johns being associated with Bible John, I think it's probably because Dexter is a less common name lol I really need to watch this show!

We do all realise the serial killer is a fictional character anyway? Lol

Of course, but that doesn't mean it's not still an association people have. Bianca gets shouted down on here because of Coronation St. A fictional character. But an association nonetheless.

We do all realise the serial killer is a fictional character anyway? Lol

Glitterbubble - I know exactly how you feel my MIL would be the same, my own parents are just as bad they hated Dexter as soon as I mentioned it, so going forward I just won't be discussing baby names with them they will all need to wait til baby is born!

Serial killer.
Wouldn't use it.

I love the name Dexter but DH made the mistake of mentioning it to MIL who's nose turned up so high, it nearly hit the roof. ...which pissed me off a lot, so thanks to her, ive told DH names will not be discussed with anyone we know until we're announcing the birth!

And don't worry about Dexter the tv show ...I decided I liked the name back when I watched that series 🙈😂

I have one DS who is left handed already haha! Thanks everyone

Just hope your DS +if it us DS) is not left-handed, though!

I love it! Was on our list for DS 25 years ago, but we chickened out.

I really like Dexter. It's on my list.

MN always mention the serial killer, but that's an adult thing. His classmates won't know about that, and I assume the parents would have a fleeting association and then forget about it when it's actually attached to a real little boy.

Love this name! Wanted it for if either DD was a boy but husband vetoed!

It is more common now but certainly not weird!