Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Max Mustermann
English translation:
John Doe
Added to glossary by
Bogdan Burghelea
May 2, 2007 13:02
17 yrs ago
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German term
Australia
Max Mustermann
German to English
Bus/Financial
Names (personal, company)
Sample forms
Does anyone know the English equivalent of Max Mustermann on a sample form or similar? I just can't recall it.
Proposed translations
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| 5 +12 | John Doe |
Bogdan Burghelea
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| 5 +1 | John Smith |
Yasmin
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| 3 +3 | John Doe / Joe Bloggs etc. |
Francis Lee (X)
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Change log
May 7, 2007 09:34: Bogdan Burghelea Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Bogdan Burghelea
Romania
Romania
Native in German
Romania
Rechtsanwalt und Übersetzer
Native in: Romanian 
, German
Works in: English to German, English to Romanian, German to Romanian, and 4 more.
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John Doe
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Doe
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... männlich, und "Jane Doe" weiblich.
... oder, wie's aussieht, geht auch "Richard Roe" männlich und "Jane Roe" weiblich.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Doe
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... männlich, und "Jane Doe" weiblich.
... oder, wie's aussieht, geht auch "Richard Roe" männlich und "Jane Roe" weiblich.
Peer comment(s):
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Nadine Kahn
: Yes! For a woman: Jane Doe
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Thank you!
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David Hollywood
: or "Joe Bloggs" in the UK I think :)
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Thank you!
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Nicole Schnell
: And his lovely wife Jane. :-)
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Thank you!
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fairfaxcompany
: and for the whole family: John Doe, Jane Doe and Baby Doe
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or "Precious Doe". Thanks a million!
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Ingo Dierkschnieder
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Thank you!
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Eva Schroeder
: John Doe/Jane Doe
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Thank you!
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Dr. Georg Schweigart
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Thank you!
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Trans-Marie
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Thank you!
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Jim Tucker (X)
: yes but the subtlety of Mustermann's late expressionist work far exceeds Doe's crude brushstrokes
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Thank you!
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jccantrell
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Thank you!
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Julia Lipeles
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Thank you!
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Clare Forder
: I think "John/Jane Doe" is used more in the context of an unidentified dead body!
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Not necessarily! Please read the Wikipedia reference.
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Rebecca Garber
: John Doe is the sample used on forms, living on 123 Elm St, Anytown, USA, iirc
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Thank you! Interesting to know!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "All of your suggestions are valid, but US English is required so I've gone for John Doe. Thanks."
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John Smith
John Smith is a common placeholder name on sample forms, whereas adverts for credit cards or store cards often carry "Mr (or Mrs) A Smith" as alternative to A.N.Other.
As I was growing up in England, the surname Bloggs was considered common and Smith commonplace! As such, Joe Bloggs was the term used to refer to a hypothetical AVERAGE man, almost like any Tom, Dick or Harry (e.g. if it's good enough for Joe Bloggs, it's good enough for me) and John Smith was used on forms and advertising.
As I was growing up in England, the surname Bloggs was considered common and Smith commonplace! As such, Joe Bloggs was the term used to refer to a hypothetical AVERAGE man, almost like any Tom, Dick or Harry (e.g. if it's good enough for Joe Bloggs, it's good enough for me) and John Smith was used on forms and advertising.
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John Doe / Joe Bloggs etc.
Various options depending on geographical location.
http://www.snarkhunting.com/page/21/
... has options from all over the world!
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Hmmm ... if only I'd also typed simply "---" as an explanation and not wasted time loking for that interesting reference!
http://www.snarkhunting.com/page/21/
... has options from all over the world!
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Note added at 4 days (2007-05-07 05:08:20 GMT) Post-grading
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Hmmm ... if only I'd also typed simply "---" as an explanation and not wasted time loking for that interesting reference!
Peer comment(s):
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Ingo Dierkschnieder
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David Hollywood
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BrigitteHilgner
: Aus meiner Londoner Zeit kenne ich den Typen als Joe Bloggs.
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