dexter

Meanings

1. Right; on the right-hand side. (In heraldry, specifically the bearer's right, which is the viewer's left.)

1. The right side (of a building, an equation, a heraldic shield [from the wearer's perspective], etc).

1. A surname originating as an occupation for a female dyer.
2. Any of a number of places in the United States and Canada, named for persons with the surname.
3. A town in Chaves County, New Mexico, United States.
4. A census-designated place in Lane County, Oregon, United States.
5. A male given name transferred from the surname.

1. One of a breed of small hardy cattle originating from the Kerry breed of Ireland, valuable for beef and milk. They are usually chiefly black, sometimes red, and somewhat resemble a small shorthorn in build.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin dexter (“right”).