Doe is an English given name and a hypocorism for different names beginning with Do such as Dorcas, Dorian, Doris, Dorothy or Dolores.
In some instances, the name is derived from other sources. Doe is also a surname. It is also the English name for the female of several species of animal, including the deer and the rabbit, derived from the Old English , related to ("to suck").
Women Doe Avedon (born Dorcas Marie Nowell; 1925 – 2011), American model and actress Doris “Doe” Burn (born Doris Wernstedt; 1923 – 2011), American children’s book author Doe Paoro, stage name of American singer-songwriter Sonia Kreitzer (born 1984) Elizabeth McCourt “Baby Doe” Tabor (1854 – 1935), American second wife of Colorado pioneer businessman Horace Tabor whose rags-to-riches and back to rags again story inspired an opera and a Hollywood movie based on her life Men Dorian “Doe” Boyland (born 1955), American professional baseball player
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