Dominic

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Dominic is usually a male name. Translated from Latin it means 'of our lord'. Variations include Dominik, Dominick and the usually feminine Dominique. Several saints have borne this name, including the 13th-century founder of the Dominican order of friars.

• Saint Dominic or Dominic de Guzmán (c. 1170–1221), founder of the Dominican Order.
• Saint Dominic of Silos (1000–1073), abbot of the Spanish monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos.
• Dominic of Prussia (1382–1461), Carthusian monk.
• Dominic Barberi (1792–1849), English theologian known as Dominic of the Mother of God.
• Dominic Savio
• Dominic Savino (Cool Kid)
• Dominic Loricatus

In music,

• Dominique Messier, drummer for Celine Dion.
• Dominic Saldhana, a tenor saxophonist in Bangalore.
• Dominic Howard, drummer for Muse.

In sports,

• Domenic Mediate, a footballer who currently plays for D.C. United of Major League Soccer.
• Dominik Hašek, a Czech ice hockey goalkeeper.

In television,

• Dominic Sorel, a character in the mecha anime Eureka Seven.
• Dominic Monaghan, actor best known as Charlie of Lost and Merry from the Lord of the Rings film trilogy.
• Dominic Purcell, a British-born Australian actor who now lives in the United States.

In comics,

• Dominic Deegan, the main character in Dominic Deegan: Oracle For Hire.