Feminine
Nixe
nixie (female water-spirit)
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈnɪksə/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German nixe, from Old High German nicchessa, feminine form of nichus, nihhus (“water-spirit”), from Proto-Germanic *nikwus, *nikwis, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *neygʷ- (“to wash”). More at nix, nicker.
Seejungfrau
Wassernixe
Meermaid
Wasserjungfer
Seenymphe
Nöck
Naturgeist
Meerweib
Wasserfrau
Najade
syrena
rusałka
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