Dexter
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Dexter is a masculine given name of Latin origin meaning "right-handed" or "skillful," used both as a first name and surname.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dexter canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21371171 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dexter Context triple: [Dexter M. Ferry, givenName, Dexter]
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Dexter
Dexter is a critically acclaimed American crime drama television series that follows a Miami forensic blood-spatter analyst who leads a secret life as a vigilante serial killer.
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Dexter
Dexter is a surname most notably associated with English crime writer Colin Dexter, creator of the Inspector Morse series.
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Dexter
Dexter is the given name of Dexter Scott King, an American civil and animal rights activist and the son of Martin Luther King Jr.
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Dexter
Dexter is a small town in southeastern New Mexico, United States, known for its rural character and agricultural surroundings.
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Dexter
Dexter is a boy genius and secret inventor who stars as the protagonist of the animated television series "Dexter's Laboratory."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dexter Target entity description: Dexter is a masculine given name of Latin origin meaning "right-handed" or "skillful," used both as a first name and surname.
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A.
Dexter
Dexter is a surname most notably associated with English crime writer Colin Dexter, creator of the Inspector Morse series.
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B.
Dexter
Dexter is the given name of Dexter Scott King, an American civil and animal rights activist and the son of Martin Luther King Jr.
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C.
Dexter
Dexter is the future Atlantic hurricane name chosen to replace the retired name Dorian on the World Meteorological Organization’s rotating storm list.
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Dexter
Dexter is a central fictional character in Helen Garner's novella "The Children’s Bach," around whom much of the story’s domestic and emotional tension revolves.
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E.
Dexter
Dexter is a boy genius and secret inventor who stars as the protagonist of the animated television series "Dexter's Laboratory."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.