Meaning and origin of Dominic

The boy's name Dominic \d(o)-mi-nic\ is pronounced DAH-ma-nik. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "lord". Saint Dominic was the founder of an important monastic order. Appropriate for a child born on Sunday, "the Lord's day".. The French spelling of Dominique is also used for girls. Opera star Placido Domingo; basketball player Dominique Wilkins; hockey player Dominik Hasek.

Dominic has 16 variant forms: Demenico, Demingo, Dom, Domenic, Domenico, Domenique, Domingo, Domini, Dominick, Dominico, Dominie, Dominik, Dominique, Domino, Dominy and Nick.



Dominic is a popular male first name and a popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census).
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Meaning and origin of Dominic

Origin: English

Meaning: Variant of Dominick: Lord.


Origin: Latin

Meaning: From dominkus, meaning 'of the Lord'. Famous bearer: St Dominic founded the Dominican order of preaching friars.
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Origin and meaning of Dominic

Dominic
English
Male
Belonging to God
1 - Dominic (English boy name)
Belonging to God
2 - Dominica (Latin girl name)
Of the lord
3 - Dominick (English boy name)
Belonging to God
4 - Dominicus (Latin boy name)
Belonging to God
Meaning&Origin
Dominic is a English boys name.
The meaning of the name is `Belonging to God`.
Where is it used?
The name Dominic is mainly used in English.
How do they say it elsewhere?
Domingo (In Spanish)
Domen (In Slovene)
Domingos (In Portuguese)
Domenico (In Italian)
Domonkos (In Hungarian)
Dominick (In English)
Dominik (In Czech, Russian and in Polish)
If it's too long people might use
In English: Nic
In English: Dom

For the opposite sex use:
In Spanish: Dominga (F)
In Italian: Domenica (F)
In French: Dominique (B)
In Czech, Russian and in Polish: Dominika (F)
In Other languages: Dominica (F)
See also
In English and in French: Nicholas
Extra info
From Old English.
Statistics
The name Dominic was given to 5150 babies in the USA in 2004. Dominic was the number 138 name that year. In 2005, the name was given to 4807 babies making it the number 91 name that year.
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