Jane Doe

English

Noun

Jane Doe (plural Jane Does)

1. (idiomatic) An unknown or anonymous female; the female equivalent of John Doe.
   • 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.

Synonyms

• Jane Roe

Antonyms

• John Doe (male equivalent)

Hyponyms

• Juanita Doe (Latina-version)

Translations

female name used in legal documents

• Finnish: N.N. (fi)
• Japanese: 山田花子 (Yamada Hanako)
• Korean: 홍길동 (ko) (Honggildong)
• Vietnamese: Nguyễn Thị B, Trần Thị B, Lê Thị B

any unknown or anonymous female person

• Esperanto: Ajnulo, Sinjorino Ajnulo
• German: Erika Mustermann (de)
• Malay: minah, Fulanah (classical)

See also

• Joe Average
• Joe Bloggs
• J. Random User
• Tom, Dick or Harry

Anagrams

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