Jane Does
Nameless female bodies
Jane Does are unidentified women, the female equivalent of John Does.
The term appears in legal contexts for anonymous female parties and in morgues or hospitals for unidentified female bodies: Police found two Jane Does in the abandoned building.
Jane Doe serves as a placeholder name when a woman's identity is unknown or must be protected.
- everywomanUniversal female archetype
- anonymousOf unknown origin
- unnamedNot identified or specified
- placeholderTemporary position marker
- unidentifiedNot yet recognized
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Jane Doeshousehold names
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