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nix Name Meaning and History

  1. English, German, and Dutch: patronymic from a pet form of Nicholas (German Nikolaus).
  2. Irish (County Limerick): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Nioceais ‘son of Nicholas’, which was taken by some Limerick families named Woulfe.
  3. German (southern and Upper Rhine): from a nickname from Middle High German nickes(e), nixe ‘water sprite’.

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Distribution of nix Families in the US in 1920
Number of nix families
 179-356
 60-178		 1-59
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