Doe

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Doe 1
Revisions 3. usages AND description are verified
Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. /ˈdəʊ/  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

From a nickname for a gentle person, derived from Old English da "female fallow deer". A famous bearer of the name was the 21st Liberian President Samuel Doe (1951-1990).
Added 1/19/2018 by Nifty_Name_Nerd
Edited 5/20/2025 by DoingNothing247

Doe 2
3. usages AND description are verified
Type Surname (from location)
Usage English

Meaning & History

Indicated a person from Eu in northern France, itself possibly derived from Frankish *auwju "floodplain, island" or a reduction of Latin Augusta.
Added 5/20/2025 by DoingNothing247