Dixie

[A. Vine]

So, my office mate, being from Louisiana, brought up the monetary etymology of
Dixie.  I really had thought much about the origin of Dixie (probably assuming
it was the Mason-Dixon line) until yesterday.

I searched the ADS-L archive and didn't see any relevant postings.  So I
searched the Web and came up with this:

http://www.urbanlegends.com/language/etymology/dixie.html

which presents several theories, nothing conclusive.  I was just wondering if
any of the etymological wizards on this list have something more conclusive.

Thanks,
Andrea
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Andrea Vine
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avine at eng.sun.com
I always wanted to be an architect. }sigh{  Of course, I _am_ an architect.