Doe
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "doe"
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
- 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.
Proper noun[edit]
Doe (plural Does)
Usage notes[edit]
This is often used as a pseudonymous surname.
Coordinate terms[edit]
- (English-language pseudonymous surname): Roe
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Doe”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 473.