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Dixit Name Meaning

Indian (northern states): Brahmin name from Sanskrit dīkṣita ‘priest qualified to initiate Hindu boys into the performance of religious duties’ (from dīkṣā ‘initiation ceremony’).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Dixie, Dix, Dixon, Divis, Diniz, Dieck, Viti, Drost, Wiest, Drust

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Between 1977 and 2004, in the United States, Dixit life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1987, and highest in 1994. The average life expectancy for Dixit in 1977 was 68, and 72 in 2004.

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