What is the name meaning of DEXTER. Phrases containing DEXTER
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Boy/Male
African, American, Australian, British, Christian, English, Jamaican, Latin
Dexterous; Right Handed; Dyer; Woman Dyer; One who
Girl/Female
British, English, Latin
Dyer; Skillful; Dexterous; Adroit; Right-handed
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Dexterous
Boy/Male
English American Latin
From a surname meaning 'dyer'.
Boy/Male
Arabic
Skilfulness; Dexterity
Surname or Lastname
German
German : occupational name or status name from the German word Knapp(e), a variant of Knabe ‘young unmarried man’. In the 15th century this spelling acquired the separate, specialized meanings ‘servant’, ‘apprentice’, or ‘miner’.German : in Franconia, a nickname for a dexterous or skillful person.English : topographic name for someone who lived by a hillock, Middle English knappe, Old English cnæpp, or habitational name from any of the several minor places named with the word, in particular Knapp in Hampshire and Knepp in Sussex.German and western Slavic : variant of Knabe.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a wool or flax comber, Middle English kem(be)stere (an agent derivative of Old English cemban ‘to comb’). Although this was originally a feminine form of the masculine kembere, by the Middle English period the suffix -stre had lost its feminine force, and the term was used to refer to both sexes. Compare Baxter, Brewster, Dexter.
Surname or Lastname
English (East Midlands)
English (East Midlands) : occupational name from Middle English dyster ‘dyer’ (see Dyer).
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Muslim
Worshippess. Adoress.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Lord Muruga
Male
Icelandic
Icelandic form of Old Norse Rúni, RÚN means "secret lore."
Girl/Female
Arabic, Iranian, Muslim, Parsi
Joy
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Controller of Power
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Melody with Healing Touch
Boy/Male
Norse
A mythical divine Goth.
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, British, English
Male Sheep; Ram
Female
English
Latin name derived from the word gloria, GLORIA means "glory."
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
A Beautiful Raaga; Musical Scale in Indian Music
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a.
Ready and expert in the use of the body and limbs; skillful and active with the hands; handy; ready; as, a dexterous hand; a dexterous workman.
v. t.
Dexterous in performing an action, so as to escape notice; nimble; skillful; cautious; shrewd; knowing; -- in a good sense.
a.
Not gainly; not expert or dexterous; clumsy; awkward; uncouth; as, an ungainly strut in walking.
n.
A tincture, rarely employed, which is considered as an orange color or bright brown. It is represented by diagonal lines from sinister to dexter, crossed by vertical lines.
n.
An artful trick; sly artifice; a feat so dexterous that the manner of performance escapes observation.
a.
Not feat; not dexterous; unskillful; clumsy.
n.
Dexterous practice; dexterity; skill.
n.
Ready; dexterous; eager; lively; quick to move.
a.
Done with dexterity; skillful; artful; as, dexterous management.
v. t.
Done with, and marked by, artful and dexterous secrecy; subtle; as, a sly trick.
a.
Cunning; dexterous.
v.
Versed in art or science; skillful; dexterous; specifically, skilled in divination.
a.
Dexterous.
n.
The quality of being dexterous; dexterity.
n.
The state or quality of being right-handed; hence, skill; dexterity.
a.
Skillful in contrivance; quick at inventing expedients; expert; as, a dexterous manager.
n.
Readiness and grace in physical activity; skill and ease in using the hands; expertness in manual acts; as, dexterity with the chisel.
a.
A sly, dexterous, or ingenious procedure fitted to puzzle or amuse; as, a bear's tricks; a juggler's tricks.
adv.
In a dexterous manner; skillfully.
a.
The quality of being wise; knowledge, and the capacity to make due use of it; knowledge of the best ends and the best means; discernment and judgment; discretion; sagacity; skill; dexterity.