What is the name meaning of DEXTER. Phrases containing DEXTER
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Boy/Male
English American Latin
From a surname meaning 'dyer'.
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.
Boy/Male
Arabic
Skilfulness; Dexterity
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
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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Girl/Female
Italian French
Guardian.
Boy/Male
American, French, Gaelic, German, Hawaiian, Hebrew
Pleasure
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Indian
Son of Lord Shree Krishna
Girl/Female
Muslim
Hyacinth. Sapphire.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Wished for child
Boy/Male
Tamil
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Girl/Female
Muslim
Flourishing, Blossoming
Boy/Male
Tamil
Dark
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada
Peace; Beautiful
Girl/Female
Afghan, African, Arabic, French, Indian, Muslim, Swahili, Tamil
Form of Habib; Beloved One
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n.
Dexterous practice; dexterity; skill.
a.
A sly, dexterous, or ingenious procedure fitted to puzzle or amuse; as, a bear's tricks; a juggler's tricks.
n.
An artful trick; sly artifice; a feat so dexterous that the manner of performance escapes observation.
n.
Readiness and grace in physical activity; skill and ease in using the hands; expertness in manual acts; as, dexterity with the chisel.
n.
The state or quality of being right-handed; hence, skill; dexterity.
adv.
In a dexterous manner; skillfully.
n.
Ready; dexterous; eager; lively; quick to move.
n.
The quality of being dexterous; dexterity.
a.
Not gainly; not expert or dexterous; clumsy; awkward; uncouth; as, an ungainly strut in walking.
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.
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.
a.
Dexterous.
v. t.
Done with, and marked by, artful and dexterous secrecy; subtle; as, a sly trick.
v.
Versed in art or science; skillful; dexterous; specifically, skilled in divination.
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.
a.
Skillful in contrivance; quick at inventing expedients; expert; as, a dexterous manager.
a.
Cunning; dexterous.
v. t.
Dexterous in performing an action, so as to escape notice; nimble; skillful; cautious; shrewd; knowing; -- in a good sense.
a.
Done with dexterity; skillful; artful; as, dexterous management.
a.
Not feat; not dexterous; unskillful; clumsy.