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[ 2 syll. di-xie, dix-ie ] The girl name Dixie is also used as a boy name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced DIHKSiy †. 1: Dixie has its origins in the French language and it is used largely in English. 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 the name include the English Dix, the English Dixee, the English Dixi, and the English Dixy. 2: 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. 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 2008, it ranked at #964 with a usage of 0.013%, but it was nevertheless the most widely used among all girl names in its family. Baby names that sound like Dixie include the English Dixy, the English Dacee, the English Dacey, the English Daci, the English Dacie, the English Dacy, the English and Polish Daga, the Estonian Daggi, the name Daggy, the English and Estonian Dagi, the name Daija, the English Daisee, the English Daisey, the English Daisi, the English Daisie, the English and German Daisy, the Czech Dasa, the English Dasey, the Russian Dasha, and the English and Hebrew Dasi.
† English pronunciation for Dixie: D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
