What is in a Word: Part Thirteen
Aninimity:
When we hear the word “John Doe” we think of the unknown person. A body found with no identification, a defendant in a public case whose privacy is being protected (An anonymous plaintiff is Richard Roe in the United States), but what of other countries, other cultures, other languages? How does one protect ones animimity in these nations of the world? In a world of less and less privacy and greater global connections, here are a few names for your consideration when thoughts of “keeping it to yourself” may arise:
• Australia: Fred Nurk
• Austria: Hans Meier
• Belgium: Jan Janssen
• Colombia: Fulano de Tal
• Croatia: Ivan Horvat
• Czech Republic: Josef Novák
• Estonia: Jaan Tamm
• France: Jean Dupont
• Guatemala: Juan Perez
• Italy: Mario Rossi
• Lithuania: Vardenis Pavardenis
• Malta: Joe Borg
• New Zealand: Joe Bloggs
• Philippines: Juan dela Cruz
• Poland: Jan Kowalski
• Romania: Ion Popescu
• Slovenia: Janez Novak
• South Africa: Koos van der Merwe



