Roe
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "roe"
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From a Middle English nickname meaning a roe.
Proper noun
Roe (countable and uncountable, plural Roes)
- A surname transferred from the nickname.
- A town in Monroe County, Arkansas, United States.
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):
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Proper noun
Roe
- (US, law, US politics, informal) Ellipsis of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 US Supreme Court case which legalized abortion and reaffirmed the existence of a right to privacy under due process following the 14th Amendment.
- 2022 July 12, Luke Vander Ploeg, “Can You Drive Alone in the H.O.V. Lane if You’re Pregnant? A Post-Roe Quandary.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
- Ultimately, Ms. Bottone said she just wanted to know whether she could keep driving in the H.O.V. lane for the remainder of her pregnancy, as she said she had in her previous pregnancies, long before the overturning of Roe.
Usage notes
Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022 under Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization in a 5-4 decision to overturn Roe (with the remaining portion of the case won on a 6-3 basis). That decision also called into question the right to privacy.
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Etymology 2
From Irish an Ró ("the roaring one").
Proper noun
Roe
- A river in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
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