John Doen.

Brit.

/ˌdʒɒn ˈdəʊ/, U.S.

/ˌdʒɑn ˈdoʊ/

Forms: 1500s Iohn Doe, 1600s– John Doe.

Origin: From proper names. Etymons: proper names John, Doe.

Etymology: < the male forename John (see John n.) + the surname Doe. Compare Richard Roe n.

Now chiefly U.S.

1. A name given to: a hypothetical (male) person or one whose name is unknown or withheld; esp. (in later use) an unidentified victim of a homicide or fatal accident. Also: (a name given to) a hypothetical ordinary or average man. Cf. Joe Bloggs n. at Joe n.² 5c(a), Richard Roe n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > man > [noun] > ordinary or average man

Richard Roe1593

Tom Stiles1681

John Doe1756

the man in the street1831

the next man1848

Everyman1901

the man on the Clapham omnibus1903

slob1910

John Citizen1918

average Joe1940

Joe Blow1941

Joe Public1942

Joe Doakes1943

Joe Soap1943

Joe Bloggs1969

Joe Sixpack1972

everyguy1976

1593 J. Adames Order of Keeping Court Leete sig. D After the stile of the Court entered, you shall cause the Bayliffe to crie once Oyes, and then call the Iurors. Examp. Iohn Doe, Richard Roe, Iohn Den, Richard Fen, [etc].

1681 Seasonable Answer Pamphlet S. Bethel 3 The misled men who crowded for him, might as easily have been persuaded to give their Votes for John Doe and Richard Roe.

1716 Curse of Popery 45 This amounts to no more than the exchanging the Interest of John Doe for Thomas Rowe.

1756 Coroner's Guide (ed. 2) 49 The Body of one John Doe, was buried within your Parish, and..the said John Doe dyed not a Natural but Violent Death.

1770 E. Burke Thoughts Present Discontents 43 It [sc. the right of election] was not a principle which might substitute a Titius or a Maevius, a John Doe or Richard Roe, in the place of a man specially chosen.

1808 Sporting Mag. Dec. 144/1 A punster observing a John Doe running after an author, remarked, that it was a new edition of the Pursuits of Literature!

1853 C. Dickens Bleak House xx. 195 It is reported at the public offices that his father was John Doe.

1921 Frontier Nov. 9 Since the man gives no name, we must call him John Doe.

1932 E. C. Harwood Cause & Control of Business Cycle x. 124 Why..does John Doe choose to speculate on margin?.. An ages-old desire to get something for nothing; keeping up with the Joneses; [etc.].

1988 J. Ellroy Big Nowhere iv. 36 We've only got four detectives, Danny. If this John Doe was trash, I don't want to waste another man.

2003 N.Y. Times Mag. 28 Sept. 129/1 I'm like everyone, an ordinary John Doe. A soccer dad.

2. Law. An anonymous (male) party in a legal action. Cf. Richard Roe n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > naming > name or appellation > [noun] > assumed or fictitious name > of parties in legal action

John a Nokesc1475

John a Stiles?1530

John Doe1648

Jane Doe1703

society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > party in litigation > [noun] > fictitious name for

John a Nokesc1475

John a Stiles?1530

John Doe1648

Tom Stiles1681

Jane Doe1703

society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > party in litigation > [noun] > plaintiff > in specific type of action > fictitious name for

John Doe1648

1648 R. Robins Whip for Marshalls Court sig. D^v Their writts run to Arrest John Doe, and Richard Roe in an action of Trespas.

1671 F. Philipps Regale Necessarium 159 Returning upon the Writ the feigned names of John Doe and Richard Roe for the Sureties put in by the Complainants to make good their Complaints or Actions.

1701 R. Gardiner Enchiridion Clericale 393 If you have but one Defendant you may add John Doe or Richard Roe.

1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. xviii. 274 The security here spoken of..is at present become a mere form: and John Doe and Richard Roe are always returned as the standing pledges for this purpose.

1841 S. Warren Ten Thousand a Year viii John Doe further says that one Richard Roe (who calls himself—‘a Casual Ejector’) came and turned him out, and so John Doe brings his action against Richard Roe.

1882 F. W. Farrar Early Days Christianity II. 506 So common was it [the name Gaius] that it was selected in the Roman law-books to serve the familiar purpose of John Doe and Richard Roe in our own legal formularies.

1921 Columbia Law Rev. 21 592 The latest evidence of disquiet is the hearings in People v. John Doe, held during January.

1962 Virginia Law Rev. 48 1177 The other three cases involved suits by insureds against unknown owners or operators designated in each instance as John Doe.

2013 Augusta (Georgia) Chron. (Nexis) 6 Nov. d4 John Doe and Richard Roe are necessary parties to this action.

Compounds

John Doe warrant n. U.S. a warrant applied to a person whose name is not known.

ΚΠ

1878 Evening Bull. (San Francisco) 3 Dec. This is the first time that the question of arresting under John Doe warrants was ever raised in this State.

1935 M. M. Atwater Murder in Midsummer xxi. 196 Serve on them one of the John Doe warrants with which you have been provided.

2014 El Paso (Texas) Times (Nexis) 14 May The FBI issued a John Doe warrant for me for interstate transportation of fraudulent checks.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	john doe
释义	John Doen. Brit. /ˌdʒɒn ˈdəʊ/, U.S. /ˌdʒɑn ˈdoʊ/ Forms: 1500s Iohn Doe, 1600s– John Doe. Origin: From proper names. Etymons: proper names John, Doe. Etymology: < the male forename John (see John n.) + the surname Doe. Compare Richard Roe n. Now chiefly U.S. 1. A name given to: a hypothetical (male) person or one whose name is unknown or withheld; esp. (in later use) an unidentified victim of a homicide or fatal accident. Also: (a name given to) a hypothetical ordinary or average man. Cf. Joe Bloggs n. at Joe n.² 5c(a), Richard Roe n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > man > [noun] > ordinary or average man Richard Roe1593 Tom Stiles1681 John Doe1756 the man in the street1831 the next man1848 Everyman1901 the man on the Clapham omnibus1903 slob1910 John Citizen1918 average Joe1940 Joe Blow1941 Joe Public1942 Joe Doakes1943 Joe Soap1943 Joe Bloggs1969 Joe Sixpack1972 everyguy1976 1593 J. Adames Order of Keeping Court Leete sig. D After the stile of the Court entered, you shall cause the Bayliffe to crie once Oyes, and then call the Iurors. Examp. Iohn Doe, Richard Roe, Iohn Den, Richard Fen, [etc]. 1681 Seasonable Answer Pamphlet S. Bethel 3 The misled men who crowded for him, might as easily have been persuaded to give their Votes for John Doe and Richard Roe. 1716 Curse of Popery 45 This amounts to no more than the exchanging the Interest of John Doe for Thomas Rowe. 1756 Coroner's Guide (ed. 2) 49 The Body of one John Doe, was buried within your Parish, and..the said John Doe dyed not a Natural but Violent Death. 1770 E. Burke Thoughts Present Discontents 43 It [sc. the right of election] was not a principle which might substitute a Titius or a Maevius, a John Doe or Richard Roe, in the place of a man specially chosen. 1808 Sporting Mag. Dec. 144/1 A punster observing a John Doe running after an author, remarked, that it was a new edition of the Pursuits of Literature! 1853 C. Dickens Bleak House xx. 195 It is reported at the public offices that his father was John Doe. 1921 Frontier Nov. 9 Since the man gives no name, we must call him John Doe. 1932 E. C. Harwood Cause & Control of Business Cycle x. 124 Why..does John Doe choose to speculate on margin?.. An ages-old desire to get something for nothing; keeping up with the Joneses; [etc.]. 1988 J. Ellroy Big Nowhere iv. 36 We've only got four detectives, Danny. If this John Doe was trash, I don't want to waste another man. 2003 N.Y. Times Mag. 28 Sept. 129/1 I'm like everyone, an ordinary John Doe. A soccer dad. 2. Law. An anonymous (male) party in a legal action. Cf. Richard Roe n. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > name or appellation > [noun] > assumed or fictitious name > of parties in legal action John a Nokesc1475 John a Stiles?1530 John Doe1648 Jane Doe1703 society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > party in litigation > [noun] > fictitious name for John a Nokesc1475 John a Stiles?1530 John Doe1648 Tom Stiles1681 Jane Doe1703 society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > party in litigation > [noun] > plaintiff > in specific type of action > fictitious name for John Doe1648 1648 R. Robins Whip for Marshalls Court sig. D^v Their writts run to Arrest John Doe, and Richard Roe in an action of Trespas. 1671 F. Philipps Regale Necessarium 159 Returning upon the Writ the feigned names of John Doe and Richard Roe for the Sureties put in by the Complainants to make good their Complaints or Actions. 1701 R. Gardiner Enchiridion Clericale 393 If you have but one Defendant you may add John Doe or Richard Roe. 1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. xviii. 274 The security here spoken of..is at present become a mere form: and John Doe and Richard Roe are always returned as the standing pledges for this purpose. 1841 S. Warren Ten Thousand a Year viii John Doe further says that one Richard Roe (who calls himself—‘a Casual Ejector’) came and turned him out, and so John Doe brings his action against Richard Roe. 1882 F. W. Farrar Early Days Christianity II. 506 So common was it [the name Gaius] that it was selected in the Roman law-books to serve the familiar purpose of John Doe and Richard Roe in our own legal formularies. 1921 Columbia Law Rev. 21 592 The latest evidence of disquiet is the hearings in People v. John Doe, held during January. 1962 Virginia Law Rev. 48 1177 The other three cases involved suits by insureds against unknown owners or operators designated in each instance as John Doe. 2013 Augusta (Georgia) Chron. (Nexis) 6 Nov. d4 John Doe and Richard Roe are necessary parties to this action. Compounds John Doe warrant n. U.S. a warrant applied to a person whose name is not known. ΚΠ 1878 Evening Bull. (San Francisco) 3 Dec. This is the first time that the question of arresting under John Doe warrants was ever raised in this State. 1935 M. M. Atwater Murder in Midsummer xxi. 196 Serve on them one of the John Doe warrants with which you have been provided. 2014 El Paso (Texas) Times (Nexis) 14 May The FBI issued a John Doe warrant for me for interstate transportation of fraudulent checks. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1593
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