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Roe.

A surname transferred from the nickname.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ɹoʊ/US
  1. A surname transferred from the nickname.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A town in Monroe County, Arkansas, United States.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From a Middle English nickname meaning a roe.

name/ɹoʊ/US
  1. A river in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

Where this word comes from

From Irish an Ró ("the roaring one").

noun/ɹoʊ/US
  1. An individual of the orclike Roegadyn race.

Where this word comes from

From a clipping of Roegadyn.

name/ɹoʊ/US
  1. 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.

    US · abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · informal
Where this word comes from

From "Jane Roe", the legal pseudonym of the case's anonymous plaintiff.

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