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Nicknames for Dixie

Ix, Pixie

Meanings and history of the name Dixie

Dixie is a nickname for the southern United States. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the origins of this nickname remain obscure.

The states of Dixie include West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, North & South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Kentucky.

Famous real-life people named Dixie

Dixie Baronets, thirteen holders of an English baronetcy created in 1660
Dixie Carter, actress best known for her role as Julia Sugarbaker in the 1980 TV series "Designing Women"
Dixie Carter (wrestling), businesswoman
Dixie Dean, English footballer
Dixie, the ring name of professional wrestler Brian Brower
Dixie Willis, an Australian middle distance runner
Lady Florence Dixie (1855-1905), British feminist author
Dixie Pearl Followill (b. 2012), daughter of American musician Caleb Followill

Dixie in song, story & screen

Dixie (Pee-wee's Playhouse), a taxi-cab driver character
Dixie, the mouse and title character in the animated series Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks
Dixie Chicks, a country music group
Dixie Cooney, a character on the daytime television show All My Children
Dixie Kong, an animated game character from Nintendo's Donkey Kong series
Dixie Clemets, a character in the video games Rumble Roses and Rumble Roses
Winn-Dixie, dog in the book "Because of Winn-Dixie"