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I actually know a girl who gave birth in June and named her baby girl Dixianna Lee (nn Dixie). We live in Virginia so I cringed when I first heard the name. To top that, every time I hear Dixianna, I think "Dixeland." ;-)

I do feel that Dixie is too "southern" to use, unless you live in the South. Unfortunately, the first syllable is also a problem if you are an English speaker. Kids in my school used to write "My Dixie Wrecht" as graffiti on the walls (say it softly out loud to yourself). A girl with this name could be subjected to vulgar teasing.

I view it more as a dog's name.

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This message was edited 9/28/2006, 3:21 PM

I think it'd be perfect for a dog (probably partly because of the book/movie Because of Winn-Dixie), specifically a hound dog. But on a child I think it would just be unfortunate and kind of trashy.

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"The dog is a gentleman; I hope to go to his heaven, not man's."
- Mark Twain.

I think of paper plates unfortunately, but I do think its cute anyway.

Civil war connotations, yes. But maybe that's just because I am IN the South. I knew a girl named this and I thought it was a little too "country" but it IS cute. My mom's Australian Shepherd is named Dixie and it's adorable on her. We call her Dixie-Wixie.

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It mostly reminds me of dixie cups.

Dixie is cute! Unfortunately, I knew a dog named Dixie, so it has sort of ruined the name for me.

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