Nix (disambiguation)
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Nix
is a water creature in German and Scandinavian folklore.
Nix may also refer to:
Nix
The Neck/Nixie are shapeshifting water spirits who usually appear in human form. The spirit has appeared in the myths and legends of all Germanic peoples in Europe....
is a water creature in German and Scandinavian folklore.
Nix may also refer to:
People
- Bern NixBern NixBern Nix is a jazz guitarist. He has recorded and performed with Ornette Coleman, notably playing alongside fellow guitarist Charlie Ellerbee in Coleman's Prime Time group on their key recordings from Dancing in Your Head in the mid-1970 to In All Languages in 1987.He has released CDs including ...
, U.S. jazz guitarist - Buddy NixBuddy NixBuddy Nix is currently the General Manager for the Buffalo Bills. He previously was employed by the Buffalo Bills from 1993 to 2000. He joined John Butler and A. J. Smith with the San Diego Chargers from 2001 to 2008, and returned to the Bills in 2009.Nix has three children: Steve and Stan , and...
, American football coach, scout and current General Manager of the Buffalo BillsBuffalo BillsThe Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... - Don NixDon NixDon Nix is a songwriter, composer, arranger, musician, and author. Although cited as being "obscure", he is a key figure in several genres of Southern rock and Soul, R&B, and the Blues...
, U.S. songwriter, composer, arranger, musician, and author - Dyron NixDyron NixDyron Patrick Nix is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Charlotte Hornets in the 2nd round of the 1989 NBA Draft. Nix played only one year in the NBA for the Indiana Pacers during the 1989-90 season. He averaged 2.0 points in 20 games played...
(born 1967), former American professional basketball player - Enoch T. NixEnoch T. NixEnoch Talton Nix was a banker and civic figure from Bossier City, Louisiana, who served for thirty years on the elected Louisiana State Board of Education and its successor organization established under the Louisiana State Constitution of 1974, the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary...
(1920-2001), Louisiana banker and member/president of the state board of education - Garth NixGarth NixGarth Nix is an Australian author of young adult fantasy novels, most notably the Old Kingdom series, The Seventh Tower series, and The Keys to the Kingdom series. He has frequently been asked if his name is a pseudonym, to which he has responded, "I guess people ask me because it sounds like the...
(born 1963), Australian author of young adult fantasy novels - James R. NixJames R. NixJames R. Nix has been director of the Ellen G. White Estate since 2000. Nix graduated in 1969 from La Sierra University with a dual major in history and theology. He later earned masters degrees in divinity and library science. In 1972 Loma Linda University hired Nix to help develop a Heritage Room...
, director of the Ellen G. White Estate since 2000 - Kirksey NixKirksey NixKirksey McCord Nix, Jr. is reputedly the former leader of the Dixie Mafia.He was a suspect in the assassination attempt on Sheriff Buford Pusser and in the death of Buford's wife on August 12, 1967....
, reputedly the leader of the Dixie Mafia - Kyle NixKyle NixKyle Ashley Nix is a professional footballer who plays in the Conference National with Gateshead. He was born in Sydney, Australia to English parents and moved to England at an early age....
(born 1986), Australian-born English footballer - Laynce NixLaynce NixLaynce Michael Nix is a Major League Baseball outfielder. Nix plays all three outfield positions, but plays most of his games at left field. His younger brother is Jayson Nix, a utility player for the Toronto Blue Jays....
(born 1980), U.S. Major League Baseball outfielder - Matt NixMatt NixMatthew E. "Matt" Nix is an American writer, producer, and director. He is best known for creating the USA Network television series Burn Notice and the now defunct cult favorite Fox series The Good Guys.-Biography:...
(born 1971), U.S. writer, producer, and director, known for creating Burn Notice - Peter NixPeter NixPeter Nix is an English former footballer who played for Rotherham United and Penrith City. Sons Kyle Nix, who plays for Mansfield Town, Korey Nix and Kallum Nix, who are also footballers...
, English footballer, father of Kyle Nix - Robert N. C. Nix, Jr.Robert N. C. Nix, Jr.Robert Nelson Cornelius Nix, Jr. served as the Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court from 1984 to 1996. Nix was the first African American Chief Justice of any state’s highest court, and the first African American to be elected to statewide office in Pennsylvania...
(1928–2003), U.S. Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court from 1984 to 1996 - Robert N.C. Nix, Sr.Robert N.C. Nix, Sr.Robert Nelson Cornelius Nix, Sr. was the first African American to represent Pennsylvania in the House of Representatives. The Robert N.C...
(1897–1987), first African American to represent Pennsylvania in the House of Representatives - Walter Nix, involved in a McDonalds dispute
- Wendi NixWendi Nix-Professional:Wendi primarily handles coverage for NFL and College Football games featuring teams from the New England area. Prior to working for ESPN, Nix was a weekend sports anchor at WHDH in Boston and previously reported for Fox Sports Net, NESN and WPDE in South Carolina...
(born 1974), ESPN analyst - Willie NixWillie NixWillie Nix was an American Chicago blues singer and drummer, active in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, in the 1940s and 1950s.-Life and career:...
(d.1991), Blues drummer active in Memphis, Tennessee in the 1940s and 1950s - Nicholas Omar Diop Senegalese rapper who raps in French, better known as NiX
- Nix, an evil cult leader portrayed in the movie Lord of IllusionsLord of IllusionsLord of Illusions is a 1995 American horror film, written and directed by the British author, filmmaker and artist Clive Barker. The film is based on his earlier short story, The Last Illusion , and it presents Barker's signature character Harry D'Amour onscreen for the first time. It stars Scott...
- Nix, a supporting character in the video game Infamous 2Infamous 2Infamous 2, stylized as inFAMOUS 2, is a 2011 open world video game for the PlayStation 3 video game console developed by Sucker Punch Productions and published by Sony Computer Entertainment...
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Other
- Nix (PermethrinPermethrinPermethrin is a common synthetic chemical, widely used as an insecticide, acaricide, and insect repellent. It belongs to the family of synthetic chemicals called pyrethroids and functions as a neurotoxin, affecting neuron membranes by prolonging sodium channel activation. It is not known to...
), Brand-name of Permethrin (anti-lice drug) in North America - Nix (brachiopod), a brachiopodBrachiopodBrachiopods are a phylum of marine animals that have hard "valves" on the upper and lower surfaces, unlike the left and right arrangement in bivalve molluscs. Brachiopod valves are hinged at the rear end, while the front can be opened for feeding or closed for protection...
genusGenusIn biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia... - Nix (moon)Nix (moon)Nix is a natural satellite of Pluto. It was discovered along with Hydra in June 2005, and is to be visited along with Pluto by the New Horizons mission in July 2015.- Discovery :...
, a natural satellite of Pluto - Nix JeansNix JeansNix Jeans is a domestic Korean clothing manufacturer and jeans label. Founded in 1986, Nix Jeans sells higher end and trendy jeans targeting the younger generation of South Koreans....
, a domestic Korean clothing manufacturer and jeans label - Nix package managerNix package managerNix is a package manager for computer systems. Like RPM, apt and many other package managers, it is able to control the installation of packages, or named and versioned groups of files, such as software applications or their associated configuration data....
, a "purely functional" package and configuration manager for computer systems - Norwegian Internet ExchangeNorwegian Internet ExchangeThe Norwegian Internet Exchange or NIX is an Internet exchange point in Oslo, Norway. NIX is owned and operated by the Centre for Information Technology Services , University of Oslo, and has two physical locations in the Oslo area...
, the Internet exchange point in Oslo, Norway - Neutral Internet eXchange of the Czech RepublicNeutral Internet Exchange of the Czech RepublicThe Neutral Internet eXchange of the Czech Republic associates Internet Service Providers in the Czech Republic with the objective of interconnecting their networks. The memorandum of association was signed on August 30, 1996. The association was registered by the District Council for Prague 6 on...
, the Internet exchange point in Prague, Czech Republic - "Nix", a song by Golden Boy with Miss Kittin from OrOr (album)-Personnel:* Stefan Altenburger - composer, producer* Miss Kittin - composer, vocals* Claudia Schmauder - graphic designer* Jules Spinatsch - photography* Bernd Steinwedel - audio masteringSource:...
- nix is a shortening of German nichts (for nothing)
- nix or *nix, a short-hand form referring to Unix-likeUnix-likeA Unix-like operating system is one that behaves in a manner similar to a Unix system, while not necessarily conforming to or being certified to any version of the Single UNIX Specification....
computer operating systems - Nix, a nickname for sports teams with "Phoenix" as part of their names
See also
- Nix Nought NothingNix Nought NothingNix Nought Nothing is an English fairy tale collected by Joseph Jacobs in his English Fairy Tales. A similar tale was collected by Andrew Lang in Scotland...
, a story collected by Joseph Jacobs in his English Fairy Tales - Nix v. HeddenNix v. HeddenNix v. Hedden, , was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States that affirmed the lower court ruling that the tomato should be classified under customs regulations as a vegetable rather than a fruit...
(1893), a case in the United States Supreme Court - Nix v. WhitesideNix v. WhitesideNix v. Whiteside, 475 U.S. 157 was a United States Supreme Court decision that dealt with the effective assistance of counsel during a criminal trial....
(1986), a United States Supreme Court decision - Nyx (mythology), in Greek mythology, the primordial goddess of the night
- NYX (comics), an American comic book miniseries by Marvel Comics
- NYSE GroupNYSE GroupNYSE Euronext, Inc. is a Euro-American for-profit corporation that operates multiple securities exchanges, most notably New York Stock Exchange , Euronext and NYSE Arca ....
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