Dexter

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What do you all think of the name Dexter?

Not for another generation, I'm afraid.

I love it, we've earmarked it for the next DC!

My six month old's name :)

Makes me think Dexter Fletcher from Press Gang (possibly showing my age with that one), and more recently Dexter Morgan serial killer...

Sorry - it's a cool name though if you can pull it off.

It was my second choice for my ds, I will use it if we get ds2, my first ds has a very unusual name so would need to do the same but worried dexter might become popular.

Love it and it was on our list but lots of people associated it woth the serial killer.

I never watched it though so didn't get the hype

Dexter is in the top 100 now so is definitely not too out there any more. But probably will become more popular. Might be a consideration if you are bothered about that.

It's the sort of name that could go either way, really

You can see it totally suiting a 30-something, Don Draper-esque partner in a magic circle firm ... and a flabby and hirsute 50-year old gent, with questionable personal hygiene and an unrelenting gaming habit.

You'd have to really hope for the former.

I quite like the name but the fact that its the new 'i want to give my child an unusual name' name would put me off of using it.

It's a bit 'offspring of soap star' for me.

I like it, and it can't be too unusual if it's in the top 100 list.

Thanks for the replies. I really like the name but DH has vetoed it due to the 'serial killer' connection. I've never watched the show and for me it doesn't have that link at all so was curious to see how many other people jump to the TV show connection (I'm with you Scotinoz, it still reminds me of Press Gang though )

I mean it's not like I want to call my child Hannibal is it?

Dexter Fletcher is fictional too . The show has just about finished; wasn't massive in the UK, and will be irrelevant to your son's generation.

No Dexter Fletcher is the actor's name, think his character on Press Gang was called Spike.

If DH nixed that how about Rex instead?

I loved the Dexter show, but every time I hear the name that's not what I think about, I think about this guy instead;

Martin Luther King named one of his sons Dexter.

Not keen myself but what about Daxon or Declan

Absolutely love Dexter and wanted it for DS2 however was always met with horrified looks by anyone I mentioned it to and DP vetoed it completely.

Still love it though.

I love it.

I'm really keen on names that work in the same way as Daniel/Danny/Dan or Samuel/Sammy/Sam in terms of their derivatives - a perfectly solid full name, which can be shortened in both a cute way and a more matey way (so I was going for Dexter/Dexy/Dex).

Neither Daniel or Samuel are options (not because I don't like the names, just have too close connections to family and friends)

Love it and love Dex as a nn

I know three under four dexters. Lovely name

You're convincing me to try to persuade DH

I really like it :)

People who mention the tv series - it'll be completely forgotten about in a year or so anyway so I don't think that would be a reason not to use it