Dixie

[A. Vine]

A. Vine wrote:
>
> 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
                      ^
                     n't

> 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
> --
> Andrea Vine
> Sun-Netscape Alliance messaging i18n architect
> avine at eng.sun.com
> I always wanted to be an architect. }sigh{  Of course, I _am_ an architect.