United StatesCanadaother English-speaking jurisdictionslegalformalofficial
- A placeholder name used in legal, medical, forensic, and administrative contexts to refer to an unidentified or anonymous female individual.
- A standard designation applied to an unknown woman, for example an unclaimed corpse, a female patient whose identity is withheld, or a litigant whose identity must be protected.
United StatesCanadaglobaladministrativebureaucratic
- A temporary or pseudonymous name assigned to a woman in records, reports, or case files when her real name is unknown or intentionally concealed.
United StatesUnited Kingdomglobalinformalcolloquial
- An informal reference to any unspecified or generic woman, used where a real name is unnecessary or unknown.