Roe

proper nounproper nounproper nounattested in dialogue

United States//ɹoʊ//

A surname transferred from the nickname.

proper noun

1
A surname transferred from the nickname.
2
A town in Monroe County, Arkansas, United States.

Etymology

From a Middle English nickname meaning a roe.

proper noun

1
Variant of Roe v. WadeinformalEllipsis 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.
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.

proper noun

1
A river in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

Etymology

From Irish an Ró ("the roaring one").

Forms

plural: Roes

Rodney · A habitational surname from Old English.Rodriguez · A patrilineal surname from Spanish.roe · Eggs of fish.

Roe · A surname transferred from the nickname.

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