Nixie
[ˈnɪksi]Meaning
a water spirit in Germanic mythology and folk tales
Background Story
Nixie is a water spirit in Germanic mythology and folk tales. The same word also names a gas-filled electron tube once used as an alphanumeric display, a torpedo decoy, a piece of undeliverable mail, and a creature from Dungeons & Dragons.
Temperament
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From Hebrew אֲרִיאֵל, a compound of "lion" and "God", literally "lion of God".
Nixa
A name derived from the word 'nixie', which refers to a water spirit in German folklore.
Ceila
Daira
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Elsa
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Izara
No documented meaning; recorded as a given name in Basque, southern American and Maghrebi Arabic use
Navia
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Nerina
Probably from the Greek Nereids, the sea nymphs
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