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I just found your question and thought I might chime in. I am Dutch from the Netherlands, this word might be a bit controversial once you find out the actual root.

A Nixie comes from Germanic/Dutch folklore, it is a female version of a so called waterspirit, aquarius or waterdevil, which would be named "Nikker" or a "Nekker" or a "Nix", female: "Nixie". They are humanlike spirits from the water that appear in medieval folklore as being night-spirits (nix) that would interact with people who strayed outside at night. Or could jumpscare children into the water in childrens stories. A Nixie would be a female Nix/Nikker, and be described similar to a mermaid with the exception that she would have long swimming legs instead of a fishtail.

Nikkers and Nixies are often described as mischievous but friendly or helpful spirits or beings, sometimes helping people lost at night to find their way back home. But in other stories are to be feared and can lure you into the water or kidnap you in the night.

Since during this time it was not uncommon for European villagers to be kidnapped by Moorish nighttime raids from the water, the two seperate occurances might have a connection to one another and both describe beings that come from the "Dark" or "Darkness" or in the night.

Etymology of the word "Nikker":

• The word "nikker" is derived from the Middle Dutch word "nicker," which in turn goes back to the Proto-Germanic 'nikwus' or 'nikwis', meaning "nix" or "water spirit."
• The term may have been influenced by the English word "n!gger," which originally had a neutral meaning and was synonymous with the Spanish word "negro." However, it later acquired a derogatory connotation.

Related Terms in Other Languages:

• In other languages ​​the creature is also referred to as 'neck' (English), 'nix' or 'nixe' (German), and 'nøkken' (Danish).

Local References and Traditions:

• In the Netherlands there are places and streets named after the nikker, such as the Nickersteeg in Delft and the Nekkersputstraat in Ghent.
• The nikker/nixie is still discussed in local legends and folklore, and some cafes recall these old stories.

Someone else mentioned the word Nixnoots which sounds like the Dutch word Niksnut / Nietsnut - which means "A good for nothing" or someone who cant do anything - this has a different basis entirely. It come the word Niets (Nothing) and Nut (useful) or (Nichts and Nutz in German.) As in "voor niets- nuttig" (good for nothing).

If Nixie would come from Niksnut then it has changed meaning, a Niksnut literally is often someone who is lazy or clumsy and doesnt add anything helpful to the situation either on purpose or on accident.

Hope this helps.

I just found your question and thought I might chime in. I am Dutch from the Netherlands, this word might be a bit controversial once you find out the actual root.

A Nixie comes from Germanic/Dutch folklore, it is a female version of a so called waterspirit, aquarius or waterdevil, which would be named "Nikker" or a "Nekker" or a "Nix", female: "Nixie". They are humanlike spirits from the water that appear in medieval folklore as being night-spirits (nix) that would interact with people who strayed outside at night. Or could jumpscare children into the water in childrens stories. A Nixie would be a female Nix/Nikker, and be described similar to a mermaid with the exception that she would have long swimming legs instead of a fishtail.

Nikkers and Nixies are often described as mischievous but friendly or helpful spirits or beings, sometimes helping people lost at night to find their way back home. But in other stories are to be feared and can lure you into the water or kidnap you in the night.

Since during this time it was not uncommon for European villagers to be kidnapped by Moorish nighttime raids from the water, the two seperate occurances might have a connection to one another and both describe beings that come from the "Dark" or "Darkness" or in the night.

Etymology of the word "Nikker":

• The word "nikker" is derived from the Middle Dutch word "nicker," which in turn goes back to the Proto-Germanic 'nikwus' or 'nikwis', meaning "nix" or "water spirit."
• The term may have been influenced by the English word "n!gger," which originally had a neutral meaning and was synonymous with the Spanish word "negro." However, it later acquired a derogatory connotation.

Related Terms in Other Languages:

• In other languages ​​the creature is also referred to as 'neck' (English), 'nix' or 'nixe' (German), and 'nøkken' (Danish).

Local References and Traditions:

• In the Netherlands there are places and streets named after the nikker, such as the Nickersteeg in Delft and the Nekkersputstraat in Ghent.
• The nikker/nixie is still discussed in local legends and folklore, and some cafes recall these old stories.

Nixies being mischievous spirits, makes sense to the meaning of naughty you gave it.

Someone else mentioned the word Nixnoots which sounds like the Dutch word Niksnut / Nietsnut - which means "A good for nothing" or someone who cant do anything - this has a different basis entirely. It come the word Niets (Nothing) and Nut (useful) or (Nichts and Nutz in German.) As in "voor niets- nuttig" (good for nothing).

If Nixie would come from Niksnut then it has changed meaning, a Niksnut literally is often someone who is lazy or clumsy and doesnt add anything helpful to the situation either on purpose or on accident. I would not directly associate this with naughty, but it could be, since it could coincide with the saying "idle hands do the devils work".

Perhaps its a mixture of the two, one does not exclude the other after all.

Hope this helps.

I just found your question and thought I might chime in. I am Dutch from the Netherlands, this word might be a bit controversial once you find out the actual root.

A Nixie comes from Germanic/Dutch folklore, it is a female version of a so called waterspirit, aquarius or waterdevil, which would be named "Nikker" or a "Nekker" or a "Nix", female: "Nixie". They are humanlike spirits from the water that appear in medieval folklore as being night-spirits (nix) that would interact with people who strayed outside at night. Or could jumpscare children into the water in childrens stories. A Nixie would be a female Nix/Nikker, and be described similar to a mermaid with the exception that she would have long swimming legs instead of a fishtail.

Nikkers and Nixies are often described as mischievous but friendly or helpful spirits or beings, sometimes helping people lost at night to find their way back home. But in other stories are to be feared and can kidnap you in the night.

Since during this time it was not uncommon for European villagers to be kidnapped by Moorish nighttime raids from the water, the two seperate occurances might have a connection to one another and both describe beings that come from the "Dark" or "Darkness" or in the night.

Etymology of the word "Nikker":

• The word "nikker" is derived from the Middle Dutch word "nicker," which in turn goes back to the Proto-Germanic 'nikwus' or 'nikwis', meaning "nix" or "water spirit."
• The term may have been influenced by the English word "n!gger," which originally had a neutral meaning and was synonymous with the Spanish word "negro." However, it later acquired a derogatory connotation.

Related Terms in Other Languages:

• In other languages ​​the creature is also referred to as 'neck' (English), 'nix' or 'nixe' (German), and 'nøkken' (Danish).

Local References and Traditions:

• In the Netherlands there are places and streets named after the nikker, such as the Nickersteeg in Delft and the Nekkersputstraat in Ghent.
• The nikker/nixie is still discussed in local legends and folklore, and some cafes recall these old stories.

Someone else mentioned the word Nixnoots which sounds like the Dutch word Niksnut / Nietsnut - which means "A good for nothing" or someone who cant do anything - this has a different basis entirely. It come the word Niets (Nothing) and Nut (useful) or (Nichts and Nutz in German.) As in "voor niets- nuttig" (good for nothing).

If Nixie would come from Niksnut then it has changed meaning, a Niksnut literally is often someone who is lazy or clumsy and doesnt add anything helpful to the situation either on purpose or on accident.

Hope this helps.

I just found your question and thought I might chime in. I am Dutch from the Netherlands, this word might be a bit controversial once you find out the actual root.

A Nixie comes from Germanic/Dutch folklore, it is a female version of a so called waterspirit, aquarius or waterdevil, which would be named "Nikker" or a "Nekker" or a "Nix", female: "Nixie". They are humanlike spirits from the water that appear in medieval folklore as being night-spirits (nix) that would interact with people who strayed outside at night. Or could jumpscare children into the water in childrens stories. A Nixie would be a female Nix/Nikker, and be described similar to a mermaid with the exception that she would have long swimming legs instead of a fishtail.

Nikkers and Nixies are often described as mischievous but friendly or helpful spirits or beings, sometimes helping people lost at night to find their way back home. But in other stories are to be feared and can lure you into the water or kidnap you in the night.

Since during this time it was not uncommon for European villagers to be kidnapped by Moorish nighttime raids from the water, the two seperate occurances might have a connection to one another and both describe beings that come from the "Dark" or "Darkness" or in the night.

Etymology of the word "Nikker":

• The word "nikker" is derived from the Middle Dutch word "nicker," which in turn goes back to the Proto-Germanic 'nikwus' or 'nikwis', meaning "nix" or "water spirit."
• The term may have been influenced by the English word "n!gger," which originally had a neutral meaning and was synonymous with the Spanish word "negro." However, it later acquired a derogatory connotation.

Related Terms in Other Languages:

• In other languages ​​the creature is also referred to as 'neck' (English), 'nix' or 'nixe' (German), and 'nøkken' (Danish).

Local References and Traditions:

• In the Netherlands there are places and streets named after the nikker, such as the Nickersteeg in Delft and the Nekkersputstraat in Ghent.
• The nikker/nixie is still discussed in local legends and folklore, and some cafes recall these old stories.

Someone else mentioned the word Nixnoots which sounds like the Dutch word Niksnut / Nietsnut - which means "A good for nothing" or someone who cant do anything - this has a different basis entirely. It come the word Niets (Nothing) and Nut (useful) or (Nichts and Nutz in German.) As in "voor niets- nuttig" (good for nothing).

If Nixie would come from Niksnut then it has changed meaning, a Niksnut literally is often someone who is lazy or clumsy and doesnt add anything helpful to the situation either on purpose or on accident.

Hope this helps.

I just found your question and thought I might chime in. I am Dutch from the Netherlands, this word might be a bit controversial once you find out the actual root.

A Nixie comes from Germanic/Dutch folklore, it is a female version of a so called waterspirit, aquarius or waterdevil, which would be named "Nikker" or a "Nekker" or a "Nix", female: "Nixie". They are humanlike spirits from the water that appear in medieval folklore as being night-spirits (nix) that would interact with people who strayed outside at night. Or could jumpscare children into the water in childrens stories. A Nixie would be a female Nix/Nikker, and be described similar to a mermaid with the exception that she would have long swimming legs instead of a fishtail.

Since during this time it was not uncommon for European villagers to be kidnapped by Moorish nighttime raids from the water, the two seperate occurances might have a connection to one another and both describe beings that come from the "Dark" or "Darkness" or in the night.

Nikkers and Nixies are often described as mischievous but friendly or helpful spirits or beings, sometimes helping people lost at night to find their way back home. But in other stories are to be feared and can kidnap you in the night.

Etymology of the word "Nikker":

• The word "nikker" is derived from the Middle Dutch word "nicker," which in turn goes back to the Proto-Germanic 'nikwus' or 'nikwis', meaning "nix" or "water spirit."
• The term may have been influenced by the English word "n!gger," which originally had a neutral meaning and was synonymous with the Spanish word "negro." However, it later acquired a derogatory connotation.

Related Terms in Other Languages:

• In other languages ​​the creature is also referred to as 'neck' (English), 'nix' or 'nixe' (German), and 'nøkken' (Danish).

Local References and Traditions:

• In the Netherlands there are places and streets named after the nikker, such as the Nickersteeg in Delft and the Nekkersputstraat in Ghent.
• The nikker/nixie is still discussed in local legends and folklore, and some cafes recall these old stories.

Someone else mentioned the word Nixnoots which sounds like the Dutch word Niksnut / Nietsnut - which means "A good for nothing" or someone who cant do anything - this has a different basis entirely. It come the word Niets (Nothing) and Nut (useful) or (Nichts and Nutz in German.) As in "voor niets- nuttig" (good for nothing).

If Nixie would come from Niksnut then it has changed meaning, a Niksnut literally is often someone who is lazy or clumsy and doesnt add anything helpful to the situation either on purpose or on accident.

Hope this helps.

I just found your question and thought I might chime in. I am Dutch from the Netherlands, this word might be a bit controversial once you find out the actual root.

A Nixie comes from Germanic/Dutch folklore, it is a female version of a so called waterspirit, aquarius or waterdevil, which would be named "Nikker" or a "Nekker" or a "Nix", female: "Nixie". They are humanlike spirits from the water that appear in medieval folklore as being night-spirits (nix) that would interact with people who strayed outside at night. Or could jumpscare children into the water in childrens stories. A Nixie would be a female Nix/Nikker, and be described similar to a mermaid with the exception that she would have long swimming legs instead of a fishtail.

Nikkers and Nixies are often described as mischievous but friendly or helpful spirits or beings, sometimes helping people lost at night to find their way back home. But in other stories are to be feared and can kidnap you in the night.

Since during this time it was not uncommon for European villagers to be kidnapped by Moorish nighttime raids from the water, the two seperate occurances might have a connection to one another and both describe beings that come from the "Dark" or "Darkness" or in the night.

Etymology of the word "Nikker":

• The word "nikker" is derived from the Middle Dutch word "nicker," which in turn goes back to the Proto-Germanic 'nikwus' or 'nikwis', meaning "nix" or "water spirit."
• The term may have been influenced by the English word "n!gger," which originally had a neutral meaning and was synonymous with the Spanish word "negro." However, it later acquired a derogatory connotation.

Related Terms in Other Languages:

• In other languages ​​the creature is also referred to as 'neck' (English), 'nix' or 'nixe' (German), and 'nøkken' (Danish).

Local References and Traditions:

• In the Netherlands there are places and streets named after the nikker, such as the Nickersteeg in Delft and the Nekkersputstraat in Ghent.
• The nikker/nixie is still discussed in local legends and folklore, and some cafes recall these old stories.

Someone else mentioned the word Nixnoots which sounds like the Dutch word Niksnut / Nietsnut - which means "A good for nothing" or someone who cant do anything - this has a different basis entirely. It come the word Niets (Nothing) and Nut (useful) or (Nichts and Nutz in German.) As in "voor niets- nuttig" (good for nothing).

If Nixie would come from Niksnut then it has changed meaning, a Niksnut literally is often someone who is lazy or clumsy and doesnt add anything helpful to the situation either on purpose or on accident.

Hope this helps.