A common Roman Catholic name given to a male child born on a Sunday
Dominic, Dominik or Dominick is a male given name common among Roman Catholics and other Latin-Romans. Originally from the late Roman-Italic name "Dominicus", its translation means "Lordly", "Belonging to God" or "of the Master".
The most prominent Roman Catholic with the name, Saint Dominic, founded the
Order of Preachers, also known as Dominican friars. Saint Dominic himself was named after
Saint Dominic of Silos.
Variations include Dominicus (Latin rendition),
Domenic,
Domenico (Italian), Domanic, Dominiq, Domonic, Domènec (Catalan),
Domingo (Spanish),
Dominykas (Lithuanian),
Domingos (Portuguese), Dominggus and Damhnaic (Irish). Feminine forms include Dominica,
Dominika,
Domenica, Dominga, Domingas, as well as the unisex
Dominique, of French origin.[1]
Notable people named Dominic, Dominik or Dominick include:
Andrew Dominik (born 1967), Australian film-maker best known for The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Don Ameche (Dominic Felix Amici, 1908–1993), American actor
Dom DeLuise (Dominick DeLuise, 1933–2009), American actor, comedian, film director, television producer, chef, and author
Dominic Chianese (born 1931), American actor, singer, and musician best known as Corrado Soprano from The Sopranos and Johnny Ola from The Godfather Part II
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A common Roman Catholic name given to a male child born on a Sunday
Dominic, Dominik or Dominick is a male given name common among Roman Catholics and other Latin-Romans. Originally from the late Roman-Italic name "Dominicus", its translation means "Lordly", "Belonging to God" or "of the Master".
The most prominent Roman Catholic with the name, Saint Dominic, founded the
Order of Preachers, also known as Dominican friars. Saint Dominic himself was named after
Saint Dominic of Silos.
Variations include Dominicus (Latin rendition),
Domenic,
Domenico (Italian), Domanic, Dominiq, Domonic, Domènec (Catalan),
Domingo (Spanish),
Dominykas (Lithuanian),
Domingos (Portuguese), Dominggus and Damhnaic (Irish). Feminine forms include Dominica,
Dominika,
Domenica, Dominga, Domingas, as well as the unisex
Dominique, of French origin.[1]
Notable people named Dominic, Dominik or Dominick include:
Andrew Dominik (born 1967), Australian film-maker best known for The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Don Ameche (Dominic Felix Amici, 1908–1993), American actor
Dom DeLuise (Dominick DeLuise, 1933–2009), American actor, comedian, film director, television producer, chef, and author
Dominic Chianese (born 1931), American actor, singer, and musician best known as Corrado Soprano from The Sopranos and Johnny Ola from The Godfather Part II
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.