Roe.
A surname transferred from the nickname.
Meaning & usage
A surname transferred from the nickname.
A town in Monroe County, Arkansas, United States.
Where this word comes from
From a Middle English nickname meaning a roe.
A river in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
Where this word comes from
From Irish an Ró ("the roaring one").
An individual of the orclike Roegadyn race.
Where this word comes from
From a clipping of Roegadyn.
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.
Where this word comes from
From "Jane Roe", the legal pseudonym of the case's anonymous plaintiff.
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