Doe
See also: Appendix:Variations of "doe"
English
Etymology
- As an English and Scottish surname, from the noun doe.
- As a Norman surname, from Old French d' Eu, from Eu, Seine-Maritime. That city's name could be from Frankish *auwju (“island, water meadow”) or otherwise a reduction of Latin Augusta.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Doe (plural Does)
- A surname of English origin.
- 2024 December 14, Elizabeth Wagmeister, “Jay-Z says inconsistencies in rape accuser’s story proves her attorney was looking for ‘money and fame’”, in CNN[1]:
- In the amended complaint, Carter is accused of raping the then-13-year-old Jane Doe at an afterparty for the MTV Video Music Awards in the year 2000.
Usage notes
This is often used as a pseudonymous surname.
Coordinate terms
- (English-language pseudonymous surname): Roe
Related terms
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Doe”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 473.