Dominic

Dominic
Saint Dominic
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameLatin (Dominicus)
Meaninglord
Other names
Related namesDominicus, Domingo, Dominique, Dominykas, Dominika, Dominica
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:

People

Saints

  • Saint Dominic of Silos (1000–1073), Spanish monk
  • Saint Dominic de la Calzada (1019–1109), Spanish saint
  • Saint Dominic (1170–1221), founder of the Dominican Order
  • Saint Dominguito del Val (died 1250), child martyr in Spain
  • Saint Dominic Savio (1842–1857), Italian schoolboy
  • Vietnamese Martyrs, canonized by John Paul II, 15 of whom were known as Dominic

Other religious figures

  • Dominic Barberi (1792–1849), Italo-English theologian
  • Dominic Collins (1566–1602), Irish Jesuit brother and martyr
  • Dominic Ekandem (1917–1995), Nigerian cardinal who was the first West African Catholic bishop
  • Dominic Gravina (died 1643), Italian Dominican theologian
  • Dominic of Evesham, medieval prior of Evesham Abbey in England and writer of histories
  • Dominic of Prussia (1382–1461), Carthusian monk
  • Dominic Schram (1722–1797), German Benedictine theologian and canonist
  • Dominic Tang (1908–1995), last Archbishop of Canton officially recognized by the Holy See
  • Dominicus Gundissalinus, Spanish archdeacon and scholastic philosopher

Art

Business

Film and television

  • 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
  • Dominic Coleman (born 1970), British actor
  • Dominic Cooper (born 1978), British-born actor who has appeared in The History Boys and The Duchess
  • Dominic Monaghan (born 1976), English actor best known as Charlie of Lost and Merry from the Lord of the Rings film trilogy
  • Dominic Ochoa (born 1974), Filipino actor
  • Dominic Purcell (born 1970), British-born Australian actor who now lives in the United States
  • Dominic Sena (born 1949), American film director
  • Dominic Sherwood (born 1990), English actor and model best known as Christian Ozera of Vampire Academy and Jace Wayland from the Shadowhunters series
  • Dominic West (born 1969), English actor who has appeared in Chicago, The Wire and 300
  • Dominic Wood (born 1978), English entertainer, magician and presenter best known as one half of the double act Dick and Dom
  • Dominic Zamprogna (born 1979), Canadian-born actor known for his role on the American soap opera General Hospital
  • Dominik Diamond (born 1969), Scottish broadcaster, writer, radio presenter and former host of GamesMaster
  • Dominik Moll (born 1962), French director and screenwriter

Literature

  • Dominik Tatarka (1913–1989), Slovak writer
  • Dominic Thomas (academic), British academic, UCLA professor, author of books on francophone African literature
  • Dominik Smole (1929–1992), Slovenian writer and playwright

Media

Military

Music

Politics

Science and medicine

Sports

Other professions

Fictional characters

See also

  • Hans Dominik (1872–1945), German science fiction writer
  • Dom (given name)
  • Domenic
  • Domenico
  • Dominic Burke (disambiguation)
  • Dominika
  • Dominique (name)
  • Nicky
  • St Dominic (disambiguation)

References

  1. ^ Meaning of the Name Dominic
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