Meaning & History
Variant spelling of Nyx.
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Gender Masculine
Usage Germanic Mythology
Meaning & History
This is the name of masculine shapeshifting water spirits in Germanic mythology, who apparently derive their name from Proto-Germanic nikwus or nikwis(i) "wash". See also Nixe for the female counterpart(s).