Roe

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See also: roe, ROE, roé, róe, and rö

English

Etymology 1

From roe.

Proper noun

Roe (plural Roes)

  1. Lua error in Module:names at line 629: dot= and nodot= are no longer supported in Template:surname because a trailing period is no longer added by default; if you want it, add it explicitly after the template, from a (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English nickname meaning a roe.

Usage notes

  • This is often used as a pseudonymous surname, especially in legal proceedings.

Coordinate terms

  • (English-language pseudonymous surname): Doe

Derived terms

(pseudonymous name):

Proper noun

Roe (plural Roes)

  1. (US politics, informal) Roe vs. Wade, the US Supreme Court case which legalized abortion.

Etymology 2

From Irish an Ró ("the roaring one").

Proper noun

Roe

  1. A river in Northern Ireland, County Londonderry.

Anagrams

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