"Nix" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Named after the mother of Charon, goddess of darkness and night. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Nix
  1. (astronomy) One of the moons of Pluto (named 21 June 2006.) Categories (topical): Astronomy, Greek mythology, Pluto Categories (place): Moons of Pluto Synonyms: Pluto III [astronomy, natural-sciences], S [astronomy, natural-sciences], 2005 P 2 [astronomy, natural-sciences], S (alt: Nix) [astronomy, natural-sciences], 2005 P 2 (Nix) (alt: Nix) [astronomy, natural-sciences], Pluto III Nix [astronomy, natural-sciences], Pluto III (alt: Nix) [astronomy, natural-sciences] Derived forms: Nictian Related terms: Styx, Kerberos, Hydra Related terms (moons of Pluto): Charon Translations (one of Pluto's moons): Nix (Albanian), 冥衛二 (Chinese Mandarin), 冥卫二 (Míngwèi'èr) (Chinese Mandarin), Nix [inanimate, masculine] (Czech), ニクス (Nikusu) (Japanese), 닉스 (Nikseu) (Korean)
    Sense id: en-Nix-en-name-2XXmOxAu Disambiguation of Greek mythology: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pluto: 91 9 Disambiguation of Moons of Pluto: 93 7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 80 20 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 86 14 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: From Nick, diminutive of the given name Nicholas + patronymic suffix -s. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Nix
  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
    Sense id: en-Nix-en-name-Xs1vzbdd Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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