Dominic

Dominic \do-mi-nic, dom-in-ic\ is a boy's name. It consists of 7 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby boy name Dominic is sometimes used as a baby name girl name. Its pronunciation is DAAM-ahN-ayK ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Dominic: D as in "day (D.EY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AY as in "side (S.AY.D)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)"

What is the origin of Dominic?

Dominic is used predominantly in the English language and its origin is Latin. The name is of the meaning of the lord, belonging to God. Biblical name derived from the elements 'dominicus' meaning of the lord or master ; 'dominus' meaning lord, master. Dominicus (Latin) and Dominikus (Germanic) are older forms of Dominic. To Christians, the meaning of the name is 'belonging to God' and could imply 'servant of God' or else 'day of God, Sunday'; the name was thus often reserved for children born on Sunday. From the 13th century, the name has been strongly associated with Saint Dominic (1170-1221), founder of the Dominican order of monks known also as the Blackfriars. The name was also borne by Domenico Veneziano (1410-1461), an Italian painter of the early Renaissance. In the Middle Ages, the name was popular among English speakers, especially Roman Catholics. After the Reformation, it remained an exclusively Catholic name for a period, has since entered general use. In Ireland, the name is sometimes taken as an Anglicization of Domhnall. The name Dominika meaning and origin (Czech, German, Polish, Russian, and Slavic) is the female version of Dominic. Dominic is a widely used name; it has 48 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Alternatives used in English consist of short names for Demenico, Domanic pronounciation, short names for Domeka, Domeni meaning, baby name Domenick, short names for Dominea, Dominee name, Dominey name, nicknames for Domini, Dominie name popularity, Domino name popularity, Dominque name (used in French too), nicknames for Dominy, Domonic name, baby name Nickie, and Nicky definition. Other English forms consist of the short forms Dom name and baby name Nic, the pet form Nick name variations, and the variant spellings Domenic definition (used in Italian too) and name Dominick origin. Foreign variants of Dominic consist of baby name Chuma (Spanish), Chumin meaning (Spanish), Deco name popularity (Hungarian), nicknames for Domek (Czech), Domen name variations (Slavic), name Domenge meaning (Catalan), nicknames for Domenico (Italian), Domenik definition (German), Domenique pronounciation (Italian), Domi meaning and origin (Hungarian), name Domicio (Spanish), baby name Domingo (Italian and Spanish), Domingos definition (Portuguese), nicknames for Dominico (Italian), Dominicus name (Dutch), name Dominik (Czech, German, Hungarian, Polish, and Slavic), meaning of Dominique (French), Domo pronounciation (Hungarian), nicknames for Domokos (Hungarian), nicknames for Domonkos (Hungarian), Donek meaning and origin (Polish), meaning of Dumin (Czech), nicknames for Menico (Italian), Mingo meaning (Spanish), name Niki origin (Polish), and Txomin definition (Basque). Another foreign variant is the pet form meaning of Chuminga (Spanish). Dominic is popular as a baby name for boys, and it considered fairly trendy. The name's popularity has been increasing since the 1900s; before that, it was of occasional use only. At the modest height of its usage in 2010, 0.259% of baby boys were given the name Dominic. Its ranking then was #74. Within all boy names in its group, Dominic was the most popular in 2010. Dominic was more regularly used than the next most popular name, Dominick pronounciation, by 4 times in that year. Dominic has in the past century been predominantly given to baby boys.

A famous person named Dominic is Don Ameche, Actor, born Dominic Felix Amici, May 31, 1908 - December 6, 1993, Kenosha, Wisconsin.

List of baby names Dominic:

short names for Dominick (English), name Damacus meaning, Damasco meaning, nicknames for Damascus, name Damasko, Damaskus meaning of name, Damaso meaning (Spanish), Damasus meaning and origin (German), baby name Damisee, Damisey meaning, meaning of Damisi, Damisie meaning of name, Damisy name variations, meaning of Danika (English), what does the name Dannis mean, short names for Danukas (Lithuanian), what does the name Deanza mean, baby name Demissee, short names for Demissey, and Demissi meaning of name.

The baby name Dominic fun facts:

The name Dominic in reverse order is "Cinimod".

The numerological value of the name Dominic is number 4, which means a foundation, order, service, struggle against limits, steady growth.

How popular is Dominic?

Dominic is in the top names in USA.