Nix

Nix
This uncommon and intriguing name is of early medieval English origin, and is a patronymic form of the surname derived from a short, pet form of the male personal name Nicholas. The ultimate origin of the given name is from the ancient Greek "Nikolaos", from "nikan", to conquer, and "laos", people; this was a very popular name among Christians throughout Europe during the Middle Ages, mainly through the fame of St. Nic(h)olas, a 4th Century Lycian bishop, about whom a large number of legends grew up, and who was venerated in the Orthodox Church as well as the Catholic. The given name is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "Nicolaus", while the short form appears in Yorkshire in 1316, when "John son of Nyk" is listed in the Court Rolls of the Manor of Wakefield. The modern surnames formed from patronymics of "Nick" include: Nix, Nicks, Nickes, Nixon, Nixson, Nickinson, Nickisson and Nickerson. The following entry appears in the Register of St. Peter's, Cornhill, London, in 1586: "Married - Benedict Nix, bacheler, and Elizabeth Cathron, a mayden". A Coat of Arms granted to a family of the name depicts a red chevron between three red leopards' faces on a gold shield. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Henry Nix, which was dated 1279, in the "Hundred Rolls of Oxfordshire", during the reign of King Edward 1, known as "The Hammer of the Scots", 1272 - 1307. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • Nix — bezeichnet: den Namen eines Mondes des Zwergplaneten Pluto, siehe Nix (Mond) Wassermann (Mythologie) in manchen deutschen Dialekten das Wort für nichts der Name des Radavisos SMS Nix der Preußischen Marine *nix bezeichnet: Unix artige… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • nix|y — nix|ie1 «NIHK see», noun. German Legend. a female water fairy: »She who sits by haunted well, Is subject to the nixie s spell (Scott). ╂[< German Nixe, feminine, (originally) a legendary water creature] nix|ie2 or nix|y «NIHK see», noun,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • nix|ie — nix|ie1 «NIHK see», noun. German Legend. a female water fairy: »She who sits by haunted well, Is subject to the nixie s spell (Scott). ╂[< German Nixe, feminine, (originally) a legendary water creature] nix|ie2 or nix|y «NIHK see», noun,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • NIX — frigore concreta, ardentissimis aestatis caloribus, ut et glacies in frusta dissecta, vino diluendo Romanis adhibita est, teste Pliniô l. 19. c. 4. Hi Nives, ills glaciem potant. poenasque mentium in voluptatem gulae vertunt: Servatur algor… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Nix — Nix, n.; fem. {Nixe}. [G. Cf. 1st {Nick}.] (Teut. Myth.) One of a class of water spirits, commonly described as of a mischievous disposition. [1913 Webster] The treacherous nixes who entice men to a watery death. Tylor. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • nix — [niks] adv. ÉTYM. V. 1827, Désangiers in D. D. L.; de l allemand. ❖ ♦ Fam., vx. Non. 0 Je boirai du vin de Madère tant que vous voudrez, mais pour du lait nix. Mérimée, Correspondance générale, 1832, in D. D. L. ❖ …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • nix — avv. CO colloq., no, niente affatto: senza pagare, nix! Non si entra {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1834. ETIMO: dal ted. nichts niente …   Dizionario italiano

  • nix — NIX, Ă s.m. şi f. (Mit.; la vechii germani) Geniu sau nimfă a apelor. [pl. nicşi, nixe. / < fr. nix, nixe]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DN …   Dicționar Român

  • Nix — »Wassergeist«: Das altgerm. Wort mhd. nickes, ahd. nicchus, niederl. nikker, aengl. nicor, schwed. näck beruht auf einer Partizipialbildung zu der idg. Verbalwurzel *neigu̯ »waschen, baden«, vgl. z. B. griech. nízein »waschen« und air. nigrid… …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

  • nix — nix1 [niks] n. pl. nixes or nixe [nik′sə] [Ger nix, masc., nixe, fem. < OHG nihhus, sea beast, nicchussa, water sprite, akin to OE nicor, ON nykr, water sprite < Gmc * nik , *nikwus , water spirit < IE base * neigw , to wash > Sans… …   English World dictionary

  • Nix [1] — Nix (lat.), Schnee. N. antimonii, Spießglanzblumenschnee, ist Antimonoxyd, s.u. Antimon (Chem) A) b) aa) …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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