"Doe" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /dəʊ/ [UK], /doʊ/ [US] Forms: Does [plural]
enPR: dō [US] Rhymes: -əʊ Etymology: * 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. Etymology templates: {{der|en|nrf|-}} Norman, {{der|en|fro|d'}} Old French d', {{der|en|frk|*auwju|t=island, water meadow}} Frankish *auwju (“island, water meadow”), {{der|en|la|Augusta}} Latin Augusta Head templates: {{en-prop|s}} Doe (plural Does)
  1. A surname of English origin. Wikipedia link: Eu, Seine-Maritime Related terms: John Doe, Jane Doe, Juan Doe, Juanita Doe Coordinate_terms (English-language pseudonymous surname): Roe

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