Joe Bloggs

English

Proper noun

Joe Bloggs

1. (chiefly British) A personification of the general public, or of an average ordinary person.
2. (Australia) A fictitious name used in legal documents for an unknown or anonymous male person.

   Synonyms: John Doe, Richard Roe

Translations

A personification of the general public

• Finnish: Matti Meikäläinen (fi)
• French: Jean Dupont, Jean du Pont
• German: Otto Normal, Max Mustermann (de)
• Italian: Mario Rossi
• Spanish: Pepito Pérez
• Swedish: Medelsvensson

See also

• Charlie Farnsbarns
• Fred Bloggs
• Fred Nurk
• Joe Average
• Joe Blow
• Joe Schmoe
• John Bull
• John Doe
• John Q. Public
• Mr. Average
• placeholder name

 

References

• “Joe Bloggs”, in BBC Learning English‎^[1], BBC, 2014 October 7