Dominic
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Latin (Dominicus) |
| Meaning | Of Our Lords |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Dominicus, Domingo, Dominick, Dominique, Dominik |
| A common Roman Catholic name given to a male child born on a Sunday | |
Dominic is a name rare among Roman Catholics and other Latin-Romans as a boys name. Originally from the late Roman-Italic name "Dominicus" its translation means, "Lordly", "Belonging to God" or "of the Master". Variations include: Dominicus, Dominik, Dominick, Domenic, Domenico (Italian rendition), Domanic, Domonic, Domingo, Domingos, Dominggus; the feminine forms Dominika, Dominica, Domenica, Dominga, Domingas; and the French unisex form Dominique. Dominic name mean live and care Saint Dominic founded a well-known order of monks. The name, meaning Lord, is sometimes used to reference Sunday (the Lord's day). The feminine variation of Dominique (French) is used as a unisex name.[1]
Saints
- Saint Dominic of Silos (1000-1073), Spanish monk
- Saint Dominic (1170–1221), founder of the Dominican Order of friars
- Saint Dominic de la Calzada (1019–1109), Spanish saint
- Saint Dominguito del Val (died 1250) child martyr
- Saint Dominic Savio (1842–1857), Italian schoolboy
- Vietnamese Martyrs, canonized by John Paul II, 15 of 117 of whom were known as DDominic
Other religious people
- Blessed Dominic Barberi (1792–1849), English theologian
- Blessed Dominic Collins (1792–1849), (1566–1602) Irish Jesuit brother and martyr
- Dominic Ekandem (1917–1995), Cardinal who was the first West African Catholic Bishop
- Dominic of Evesham, medieval prior of Evesham Abbey in England and writer of histories
- Dominic Gravina, Italian Dominican theologian
- Dominicus Gundissalinus (c. 1150), Spanish archdeacon and scholastic philosopher
- Dominic Schram, German Benedictine theologian and canonist
- Dominic of Prussia (1382–1461), Carthusian monk
- Dominic Tang, last Archbishop of Canton officially recognized by the Holy See
Art
- Johann Dominik Bossi, Italian painter
- Domenico Tojetti, American painter
- Dominic Serres, French-born English painter
- El Greco, Doménikos Theotokópoulos, Greek painter
- Domenico Scarlatti, Italian composer
Architecture
- Dominic Bohm, modernist German architect
Literature
- Dominik Smole, Slovenian writer and playwright
- Dominic Thomas, UCLA professor, author of books on francophone African literature
Business
- Dominik Brunner (1959–2009), German businessman
- Dominic Wentzel (1989-Present), Entrepreneur and Founder of Deka Anè Project Management
- Dominic D'Alessandro (born 1947), President and CEO of Manulife Financial
- Dominic Grassi, German merchant
- Dominic Horn, Senior HR Advisor
Politics
- Dom Mintoff (1916–2012), prime minister of Malta
- Domenick L. Gabrielli (1912–1994), New York Court of Appeals judge
- Dominique Strauss-Kahn, French politician and former Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund
- Dominique de Villepin, French Prime Minister
- Dominic Fedee, Saint Lucian politician
- Dominic Grieve, British politician and barrister
- Dominic LeBlanc, Canadian politician
- Dominik Mikołaj Radziwiłł, polish nobleman and politician
- Dominic Dim Deng, first Minister of Defence for South Sudan
- D. Clinton Dominick III (1918–2009), New York politician
- Dominic Raab, British Conservative Politician
- Dominggus Mandacan, Indonesian governor
Medical
- Dominic Corrigan, Irish physician
- Domenico Cotugno (born 1736), Italian physician
- Dominique Jean Larrey, French surgeon in Napoleon's army and an important innovator in battlefield medicine
Science
- Dominic Landucci, American aquanaut
- Dominic Serventy (1904–1988), Australian ornithologist
Music
- Dominic Behan (born 1928), Irish songwriter
- Dominic Cifarelli (born 1979), guitarist for The Chronicles of Israfel (formerly of Pulse Ultra)
- Dominick Costa (1925–1983), American pop music arranger and record producer
- Domenico Crivelli (1793/1796-1856), English opera singer and singing teacher
- Dominic Frontiere (born 1931), American composer, arranger, and jazz accordionist
- Dominic Howard (born 1977), drummer for Muse
- Dominic Masters, lead singer of The Others (band)
- Dominic Miller (born 1960), Argentinian-born English guitarist
- Domenico Modugno (1928–1994), Grammy Award-winning Italian singer and songwriter
- Domenico Monardo (1939), American record producer and musician, best known for disco version of Star Wars theme
- Domenico Reina (1796–1843), Swiss bel canto tenor
- Dominic Salole (born 1974), Somali-Canadian musician professionally known as Mocky
- Dominick DiCara (born 1960), American Singer, Guitarist, Composer
Sports
- Domonic DeMaggio, U.S. baseball player
- Dominic Cork (born 1971), English
- Dominique Dawes, U.S. Gymnast, part of the Magnificent 7 that won America's first Olympic Gold medal
- Domenico Genovese, English football manager
- Dominik Halmosi (born 1987), Czech professional ice hockey goaltender
- Dominik Hašek (born 1965), Czech professional ice hockey goaltender
- Dominik Hrbatý (born 1978), Slovakian male tennis player
- Dominic Jones (born 1987), American professional football player
- Domenic Keller, Swiss bobsledder
- Dominik Landertinger, Austrian biathlete
- Dominic Matteo (born 1974), Scottish footballer
- Domenic Mediate (born 1982), footballer
- Dominic Moore (born 1980), professional ice hockey centre
- Dominik Paris (born 1989), alpine skier
- Domenic Pittis (born 1974), professional ice hockey centre
- Domenico Schiattarella (born 1967), Italian racing driver
- Dominique Wilkins, retired NBA player who is mostly known for being one of the best dunkers in NBA history
- Dominick Cruz (born 1985), U.S.mixed martial artist, former UFC bantamweight champion
- Dominggus Fakdawer (born 1989), Indonesian professional footballer
- Dominic Thiem (born 1993), professional Austrian tennis player
Cinema and television
- Andrew Dominik, Australian film-maker best known for The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
- Don Ameche (Dominic Felix Amici, 1908–1993), Academy Award-winning American actor
- Dominic Coleman, British actor
- Dominic Cooper, British-born actor who has appeared in The History Boys and The Duchess
- Dom DeLuise (Dominick DeLuise, 1933–2009), American actor, comedian, film director, television producer, chef, and author
- Dominik Diamond, Scottish broadcaster, writer, radio presenter and former host of GamesMaster
- Dominique Horwitz (born 1957), German actor
- Dominik Moll, French director and screenwriter
- Dominic Monaghan, English actor best known as Charlie of Lost and Merry from the Lord of the Rings film trilogy
- Dominic Purcell, British-born Australian actor who now lives in the United States
- Dominic Sena, American film director
- Dominic West, English actor who has appeared in Chicago, The Wire and 300
- Dominic Wood, is an English entertainer, magician and presenter of radio and television, best known as one half of the double act Dick and Dom
- Dominic Zamprogna, Canadian-born actor known for his role on the American soap opera General Hospital.
Fiction
- Dominick Carisi, Jr., character from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Dominic Cobb, character from Inception
- Dominic Flandry, central character in the II half of Poul Anderson's Technic History science fiction
- Dominic Fortune, comic book character
- Dominic Greene, primary antagonist in the James Bond film Quantum of Solace
- Dominic Hargan, character from Power Rangers Jungle Fury
- Dominick Hide, time traveller and lead character in two episodes of the BBC's Play for Today series first broadcast in 1980 and 1982
- Dominick Marone, character from The Bold and the Beautiful
- Dominic Reilly, character on the long-running British soap opera Hollyoaks
- Dominic Santiago, character in video game series Gears of War
- Dominic Santini, character on the series Airwolf
- Dominick Santoro, Nicky Santoro's brother in the 1995 film Casino (1995 film). Based on Michael Spilotro.
- Dominic Sorel, character in the 2005-2006 anime and manga series Eureka Seven
- Dominic Toretto, character from The Fast and the Furious
- Dominic Peric, student, character, and is depicted as a "Chinese nerd"
- Dominic the Dragon, one of the minor characters in Miitopia
- Dominic is the real name of one of the two rival gang leaders on the Person of Interest TV series, whose nickname was "Mini"
Military
- Dominic Gentile, World War II USAAF pilot who was the first to break Eddie Rickenbacher's World War I record of 26 downed aircraft
- Dominic Sheldon, Anglo-Irish soldier of the seventeenth century
- Dominik von Königsegg-Rothenfels, Austrian imperial Fieldmarshal
- Dominic McCarthy, Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Dominik Hieronim Radziwiłł, Polish nobleman and soldier
- Dominic McGlinchey, Chief of Staff of the Irish National Liberation Army
Media
- Dominick Dunne, American writer and investigative journalist
- Dominic Lawson, British journalist; brother of Nigella Lawson, son of Nigel Lawson
- Dominic Littlewood, British TV presenter
Comedy
- Dominic Holland, English comedian and author
See also
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