Meet Jane Doe

[Linda]

I just had a light bulb go off. Somebody used the words "Jane Doe" and it occurred to me what "nationality" the "Doe" name is.

I mean we say "Keeping up with the Jones." 'because that's a common name. But Doe? Whoever heard of the name Doe? I wonder how often "Jane Doe" was also a "Cherokee princess."

Might be interesting to trace down the etymology of that expression.

[CoheeLady]

Dear Linda,
Just an idea about the term, "Jane Doe". Doe is defined as "the female of the deer, antelope,rabbit, etc., so it may just represent "female". http://winwinworld.net/SaponiForum/UBB/smile.gif
Sincerely,
CoheeLady

[Linda]

That's true, but I'd still like to know if they use that expression over in England, or if it's just an American term. Like "okay" somehow appeared in the English language around the time of Dickens. Nobody knows where it came from, until you hear an Iroquoian say, in his own language, something like "hokey dokey." English is the most widely spoken language in the world. And around the world, if there's only one English word that people know, it's "okay."

Okay?

[CoheeLady]

Dear Linda,
All my life I have used the term "hokey dokey", with a silent h of course. So, when you said that this was a Iroquoian term, it made me stop & wonder about all of the other words I use, & some that I no longer use. "Hokey dokey", in my family means ok, alright, or yes. Another way of saying ok, in our family is unc'ka, never have written that word out, so I'm doing my best! http://winwinworld.net/SaponiForum/UBB/smile.gif
Linda, thanks & take care okey dokey!
Sincerely,
CoheeLady