Dixie Name Meaning

And is of french origin.

Dixie name meaning. It may derive from one of the surveyors of the mason dixon line or from the ten in cajun french dix dollar note circulated from. The name dixie is a girl s name of latin origin meaning i have spoken or tenth. Meanings english baby names meaning. D ixie as a girls name is pronounced dik see.

American names old english names surnames names unisex names. The name dixie means from the south in the u s. What does dixie mean. The name refers to a region of the us known as the old south.

New york city children took the name of the mason dixon line and converted it into a game involving their own demarcation between north and south with dixon given the familiar nickname of dixie. Also to the southern. If you would like to suggest one or more categories for the name click here we have plenty of different baby name categories to search for special meanings plus popular and unique names search our database before choosing but also note that baby name. In the usa dixie refers to the french word for ten.

A third common explanation of dixie s origins involves a manhattan plantation owner named dix or perhaps dixy who had a reputation for being especially kind to his enslaved workers. A saucy showgirl wisecracking waitress kind of name dixie can also be considered a place name one that has become problematic because of its association with the antebellum south. In english baby names the meaning of the name dixie is. Louisiana issued a ten dollar bill called the dix the french word for ten.

It is of french and english origin and the meaning of dixie is tenth. Dixie is derived from jeremiah dixon a surveyor of the mason dixon line which defined the border between maryland and pennsylvania separating free and slave states subsequent.