Kalmar "Dixie" tana da 'yan ma'anoni daban-daban, dangane da mahallin da aka yi amfani da ita. Ga wasu daga cikin ma’anar da aka fi sani: Laƙabin suna ga kudancin Amurka, musamman ma jihohin da suka balle daga Tarayyar a lokacin yakin basasar Amirka. Waƙar da ta shahara a Amurka a tsakiyar ƙarni na 19, wadda galibi ana danganta ta da Kudu. lissafin dala goma a Amurka, wanda ake tunanin ya samo asali ne daga Lousiana. Wakilin kudanci, bangaren Confederate a lokacin yakin basasar Amurka. Asalin kalmar "Dixie" ba ta da ɗan fayyace, amma ana tsammanin ya fito ne daga kalmar da aka yi amfani da ita a Louisiana a farkon karni na 19 don komawa zuwa takardun kudi na dala goma da wani banki na gida ya bayar. A tsawon lokaci, kalmar ta kasance tana da alaƙa da Kudu gabaɗaya, kuma daga ƙarshe ya zama sanannen laƙabi ga yankin.