John Doe

From Fresh Dictionary

English

Proper Noun

John Doe

1. A fictitious name used in the legal documents for an unknown or anonymous male person.
2. Any unknown or anonymous male person.

   1885: i.e. "to Tom, Dick or Harry:" the names like John Doe and Richard Roe are used indefinitely in Arab. — The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Vol. 4 Footnote 5, Richard Burton

See Also

• Jane Doeja:John Doe