Dominic
For other uses, see Dominic (disambiguation).
| Dominic | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mostly Male, Some Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Latin (Dominicus) |
| Meaning | Of the Lord |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Dominicus, Domingo, Dominick, Dominique |
| A common Roman Catholic name given to a male child born on a Sunday | |
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Dominic is a name common among Roman Catholics and other Latin-Romans as a boys name. Originally from the late Roman-Italic name "Dominicus" its translation means "Of Our Lord", "Lordly", "Belonging to God" or "of the Master". Variations include: Dominicus, Dominik, Dominick, Domenic (Italian rendition), Domenico, Domanic, Domonic, Domingo, Domingos; the feminine forms Dominika, Dominica, Domenica, Dominga, Domingas; and the French unisex form Dominique.
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 Dominic
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
Business
- Dominik Brunner (1959–2009), German businessman
- Dominic D'Alessandro (born 1947), President and CEO of Manulife Financial
- Dominic Grassi, German merchant
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 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
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
Sports
- Domonic Brown, U.S. baseball player
- Dominic Cork (born 1971), English cricketer
- 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 fooballer
- 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
Cinema and television
- Andrew Dominik (born 1967), Australian film-maker best known for The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
- Dominic Coleman, British actor
- Dominic Cooper (born 1978), British-born actor who has appeared in The History Boys and The Duchess
- Dominic "Don" Ameche, Academy Award winning American actor
- Dominic Monaghan (born 1976), English actor best known as Charlie of Lost and Merry from the Lord of the Rings film trilogy
- Dominic Purcell (born 1970), British-born Australian actor who now lives in the United States
- Dominic Sena (born 1949), American film director
- Dominic West (born 1969), English actor who has appeared in Chicago, The Wire and 300
- Dominic Wood (born 1970), 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.
- Dominik Diamond, Scottish broadcaster, writer, radio presenter and former host of GamesMaster
- Dominik Moll, French director and screenwriter
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
- Dominick Hide, time traveller and lead character in two episodes of the BBC's Play for Today series first broadcast in 1980 and 1982
- 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
- Dominic Sorel, character in the 2005-2006 anime and manga series Eureka Seven
- Dominic Toretto, character from The Fast and the Furious
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
- 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