Meaning and background
The story behind Vixen
Vixen has a direct animal association as a female fox. Merriam-Webster also records a disparaging descriptive use for a woman, so the animal meaning is the clearer intended connection for a fox-like dog's name. A reddish coat or alert expression may inspire the owner's comparison. The source establishes the word's senses without proving a traditional personal-name origin or making a claim about the dog's temperament.
- Association
- Animal word for a female fox, with a separate disparaging human sense. Source
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