Dixie

Dixie \di-xie, dix-ie\ is a female's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Dixie used as a name boy name meaning, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced as DAYKSiy- ¹.

¹ English pronunciation for Dixie: D as in "day (D.EY)" ; AY as in "side (S.AY.D)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

What is the origin of Dixie?

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Dixie has its origins in the French language. It is used largely in English and French. The meaning of Dixie is 'American South; ten'. The first name could be derived from Dixie, the nickname of the American South as used by Daniel D. Emmett in his song Dixie (1859). The origin of this usage could be inspired by ten-dollar bills issued in French-influenced New Orleans which had the French word dix ('ten') printed boldly on each side. Another possible source for the place nickname could be ultimately from one of the surveyors of the Mason-Dixon line which symbolizes a boundary between the American North and the American South. Alternatively, the first name could be of Old Norse origin. Forms of Dixie comprise the name name Dixea origin, the name what does the name Dixeah mean, the English Dixee name, the name short names for Dixey, the English what does the name Dixi mean, and the English Dixy meaning.

Dixie's origin is Old Norse. Derived from the word diss which is of the meaning 'sprite, goddess'. In Norse mythology, Dis was a talent-bestowing goddess. In addition, Dixie is an English form of the English and German Benedicta name variations. Dixie is an all-time favorite. At present it is still somewhat popular as a baby girl name, but not to the degree it was in the past. Its usage peaked modestly in 1938 with 0.108% of baby girls being named Dixie. It had a ranking of #167 then. The baby name has fallen out of favor since then, and is in recent times of only irregular use. In 2010, it ranked at #926 with a usage of 0.014%, was nevertheless the most widely used among all girl names in its family.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Dixie:

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The baby name Dixie fun facts:

The name Dixie in reverse order is "Eixid".

The numerological value of the name Dixie is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

How popular is Dixie?

Dixie is in the top names in USA.