Roe

See also: Appendix:Variations of "roe"

English

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: rō, IPA^(key): /ɹoʊ/
• Rhymes: -oʊ
• Homophones: row, roe, rho, Rowe

Etymology 1

From a Middle English nickname meaning a roe.

Proper noun

Roe (countable and uncountable, plural Roes)

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

Usage notes

• This is often used as a pseudonymous surname, especially in legal proceedings.

Coordinate terms

• (English-language pseudonymous surname): Doe

Derived terms

(pseudonymous name):

• Richard Roe
• Jane Roe

Related terms

• Rae
• Roy

Proper noun

Roe

1. (US, law, US politics, informal) 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.
   • 2022 July 12, Luke Vander Ploeg, “Can You Drive Alone in the H.O.V. Lane if You’re Pregnant? A Post-Roe Quandary.”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     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.

Usage notes

Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022 under Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization in a 5-4 decision to overturn Roe (with the remaining portion of the case won on a 6-3 basis). That decision also called into question the right to privacy.

Coordinate terms

• Casey
• Dobbs

 

Derived terms

• post-Roe
• Roevember

Etymology 2

From Irish an Ró ("the roaring one").

Proper noun

Roe

1. A river in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

See also

• Roe Green

Anagrams

• EOR, ORE, Ore, Ore., REO, o'er, ore, öre, øre