Dexter - morally wrong to name your child after a fictional serial killer?

[Naetha]

DH and I are a big fan of the Dexter books and TV series. We also love the name Dexter, and are planning to use this if we ever have DS2.

How does it stand to give your child a name that is shared with (albeit a very charming and not real) a serial killer?

Is he going to be scarred for life?

Ramone Dexter is a post-apocalyptic gun shark out of 2000AD. His partner in crime is Finnigan Sinister. DH wants boys so we can use these names.

rad!!

Our dog is called Dexter.
'nuff said really.

...and the other one's called Stanley.

oh I knew a Dexter. I thought the same as tortoiseshell Dex Dexter from dynasty- every time I saw him (he was 2, so not at all like Dex Dexter).

My son is called Dexter

Hes not a killer or a science freak

not at all. there are a few MNers with DS' called Dexter. It's lovely.

AHAHAHAHAHAHA

oh my god. funniest thing ever

no its not a bad thing, dexter was on the table when i was naming DS and that was because of darkly dreaming dexter :P

He he he - I watched too much Hotel Babylon when pregnant - and so my son is Dexter after Dexter Fletcher (although think Dexter Morgan was cool too)!! He is left handed though...he now has a right handed horrible sister who should be called Sinister lol.

Hang on I'll just go ask my son. He's been awfully quiet since he snuck some tarpaulin up into his room an hour ago

When I hear the name Dexter. It makes me think of the cheeky and cute little monkey In the movie. A night the museum

Dexter's been around way before the fictional serial killer. A couple more years there will be new cult shows

Ex-farmer so Dexter is a cattle breed 😕

NO! Dexter is a great name, firmly on our list too

I've known a boy called Dexter who would probably be about 9 or 10 now. I've never seen that TV programme, maybe my opinion would be different if I had, but my first reaction to hearing about this Dexter was just that it sounded very American, one of those tough-guy surnamey names. But those seem to be getting more and more popular and I've now met so many young Masons, Spencers, Carsons etc that I don't think I would have any particular reaction to Dexter now.

Dexter is an amazing name!! It is highly unlikely I will ever have dc but Dexter would be my first choice for a boy