Styx (surname)
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Stix or Styx is a family name. Its origin is in the Franciscus/Johan genealogical records of late day Austria/Hungary/Bohemia records. Found in late 18th century in Rottenschachen, Bohemia, Cehio area.People with this name include:
- Gary StixGary StixGary Stix is a journalist and author. He is a Senior Editor at the Scientific American.-Articles:...
, American journalist - Thomas H. StixThomas H. StixThomas Howard Stix was an American physicist. Stix performed seminal work in plasma physics, and wrote the first mathematical treatment of the field in 1962's The Theory of Plasma Waves....
(1924–2001), American physicist - Christine Stix-HacklChristine Stix-HacklChristine Stix-Hackl , Austrian jurist, Advocate General at the European Court of Justice from 2000 to 2006. Since August 2007 Austrian Ambassador in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.- Biography :...
(born 1957), Austrian jurist
Forename or nickname
- Stix IzzaStix IzzaWilliam Renaldo Wilson better known by his stage name Stix Izza, is an American hip hop singer, songwriter and producer from Nashville, Tennessee....
(born 1984), American hip-hop musician - Stix HooperStix HooperNesbert "Stix" Hooper is an American soul jazz/hard bop jazz drummer born in Houston, Texas, probably best known for founding his group The Swingsters, which later became known as The Jazz Crusaders.-References:...
(born 1938), American jazz musician - Stix, animated stick character in video game Bubba 'n' StixBubba 'N' StixBubba 'n' Stix is a 2-D side-scrolling platform game for the Mega Drive/Genesis, Amiga and Amiga CD32 designed by Core Design and released by Tengen in 1993.The player controls Bubba, a redneck character, who is accompanied by a sentient stick named Stix...
As abbreviation for "Sticks" in brand-names
- Pixy StixPixy StixPixy Stix is a powdered candy packaged in a wrapper that resembles a drinking straw.Pixy Stix used to be made by Sunline which started 1952 in Springfield, Missouri. Originally it was a drink mix in the late 1940s, sold as Frutola, but J. Fish Smith found that kids were eating the sweet & sour...
, confectionery - Hit StixHit StixHit Stix is a toy electronic musical instrument manufactured by Nasta and Radio Shack in the 1980s. A set of Hit Stix consists of 2 drum sticks which are teathered to a small amplifier by audio cables. When the drum sticks are thrust forward in mid air, mimicking actual drum playing, a snare drum...
, toy drum kit - Elsie StixElsie StixElsie Sticks were plastic ice cream sticks which became useful as and interlocking toy after the ice cream bar was eaten. They were produced in the early 1970s through Borden, Inc. dairy in the United States....
, ice cream sticks / toys - Pick Up StixPick Up StixPick Up Stix is a San Clemente, California based "fast-casual" restaurant chain that serves fresh Asian cuisine through corporate-owned restaurants and franchises in Southern California. The company serves both dine-in and take-out customers, and offers offsite catering and some delivery services....
, American restaurant chain serving Asian cuisine (reference to chopsticks) - Hot Chix 'n' Gear StixHot Chix 'n' Gear StixHot Chix 'n' Gear Stix is a racing game for the PC by Fiendish Games released in 2000. Racing locations include Arizona, the Alps, and Siberia. The game was followed by game SuperChix '76....
, video game
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- The stiXThe stiXThe stiX is a project by producer Mark Hill, of The Artful Dodger, began due to Hill's frustration of UK talent going unheard. Each track features a guesting UK underground vocalist, most notably Corinne Bailey Rae. The stiX work has a cool, chillout R&B/Soul sound, often crafted with light strings...
, British music project - Stix, Baer, FullerStix, Baer, FullerStix, Baer and Fuller was a department store chain in St. Louis, Missouri that operated from 1892 to 1984...
, American department store chain (1892–1984) - Stix, Baer and Fuller F.C.Stix, Baer and Fuller F.C.Stix, Baer and Fuller F.C. was a U.S. soccer club which played in the St. Louis Soccer League from 1931 to 1934. The team was known as Hellrungs from 1929 to 1931, St. Louis Central Breweries F.C. from 1934 to 1935 and St. Louis Shamrocks from 1935 to 1938. During its short existence, it won two...
, American soccer club (1931–1934) - STIX Fonts project, providing mathematical symbols
- Stix Would, settlement in Lincolnshire, England
- Stix Would railway stationStix Would railway station-History:The station was also the site of the Stixwould ferry across the river Witham, which closed in the 1960's.The station building and signal box have been converted into a private dwelling and guest house called . The line has become part of the Water Rail Way, supported by Sustrans. The...
, Lincolnshire, England
- Stix Would railway station
- Stix, variant spelling of StyxStyxIn Greek mythology the Styx is the river that forms the boundary between the underworld and the world of the living, as well as a goddess and a nymph that represents the river.Styx may also refer to:-Popular culture:...
, river in Greek mythology