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Dix

UK/dɪks/

Dix proper noun: a surname originating as a patronymic.

Proper noun

Dix

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. A village in Jefferson County, Illinois, United States.
  3. A village in Kimball County, Nebraska, United States.
  4. A town in Schuyler County, New York, United States, named after John Adams Dix.

Origin of Dix

From Dick + the patronymic suffix -s.

Words formed from Dix

Words that rhyme with Dix

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Questions about Dix

What does Dix mean?
Dix means a surname originating as a patronymic.
What part of speech is Dix?
Dix is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Dix?
Dix is pronounced /dɪks/ (UK).

Words near Dix in the dictionary

  1. diworsifications
  2. diworsified
  3. diworsifies
  4. diworsify
  5. diworsifying
  6. Dix
  7. Dix Hills
  8. Dix-Hallpike test
  9. Dix-Hallpike tests
  10. dixanthogen
  11. dixel

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