Doe
Unidentified person's name
Doe is a placeholder surname used in legal contexts when a person's real name is unknown or must be protected.
Jane Doe refers to an unidentified or anonymous woman, John Doe to a man.
Court cases use these names for anonymous parties: Roe v. Wade began as Jane Roe.
A John Doe warrant authorizes arrest of an unidentified suspect. (Lowercase doe is a female deer.)
Female given name
- anonymousOf unknown origin
- unidentifiedNot yet recognized
- unknownNot yet discovered
- placeholderTemporary position marker
nameless · John · pseudonym · alias · identity · legal · court · victim
Common male name
- family nameHereditary portion of identity
- DoughertyIrish-origin family name
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- genealogyStudy of family descent
ancestry · heritage · common · patronymic
Jane
Female given name
- anonymousOf unknown origin
- unidentifiedNot yet recognized
- unknownNot yet discovered
placeholder · nameless · John · pseudonym · alias · identity · legal · court · victim · witness
John
Common male name
- family nameHereditary portion of identity
- DoughertyIrish-origin family name
- lineageDescent from progenitors
genealogy · ancestry · heritage · common · patronymic
fawn
Young deer, or flatter
venison · antler · roe · mule deer · forest · grazing · hooves · spotted · dappled · woodland
- Bantu LanguagesSwahili, Zulu, Xhosa, Shona, Kiswahili
- placeholder namesJohn Smith, Jane Roe, John Q. Public, Joe Bloggs, Average Joe
- Tanzanian peoplesMaasai, Shambala, Wanda, Tonga
- pet namessweetheart, darling, Buddy, honey, Max
Doegiven name
Personal name from birth
legal name · Smith · Johnson · birth name
- easy does itUrging patience and care
- does wellSucceeds at something
- does itAccomplishes the task
- that does itExasperated declaration of finality
- does a bear crap in the woodsSarcastic confirmation of obviousness
- does the dishesCleans cookware after eating