Dixie - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Dixie \dix-xie\ is pronounced DIK-see. It is of French and English origin, and its meaning is "tenth". The name refers to a region of the United States known as the Old South. 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 Louisiana, which made the South the "land of dixies". Actress Dixie Carter.

Dixie has 2 variant forms: Dix and Dixee.

For more information, see also the related name Benedicta.

Dixie is a very popular female first name and a popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Dixie. Click here to compare Dixie with related baby names.