Dominic Name Meaning & Origin
Dominic
Origin of the name Dominic:
Derived from the Latin Dominicus (belonging to a lord), which is from dominus (a lord, a master). Var: Domenic, Dominick, Dominyck, Dominyk, Domonic, Domonick. Short: Dom, Nick.
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- Comments and insights on the name Dominic
Dominic derived from the Latin Domincus, meaning 'belonging to a Lord'. Spelling variations of the name include Domenic, Dominick, Dominyck, Dominyk, Domonic, Domonick. Similar names are Dom or Domenico.
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- Nicknames for Dominic
Dom, Domi, Nic, Nicky, Donni, Noddy
Domino, Dommy D
- Meanings and history of the name Dominic
From the Latin "of the lord", Dominic means 'master of the lord'.
- Famous real-life people named Dominic
Dominic Cooper, actor
St. Dominic, Catholic saint and founder of the Dominican order
St. Dominic Savio, patron saint of Catholic youth and Altar boys
Dominic Monaghan, actor
Dominic Panganiban, webcomic artist and YouTube personality (Domics)
Doménikos Theotokópoulos, painter, sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance known as El Greco.
Dominic West, actor
Dominic Howard, drummer for the band Muse
Dominic, son of Steven Seagal
Dominic, son of Mario Lopes
Lorenzo Dominic, son of Snookie- Dominic in song, story & screen
Dominic Fagazi played by Rene Angelil in the movie "Omerta"
Dom Cobb, played by Leonardo diCaprio in the movie 'Inception'
Dominic Toretto, played by Vin Diesel in the movie 'The Fast and the Furious'
Dominic Petros, a supervillain and member of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants under the name Avalanche from Marvel’s X-Men comics
Dominic Copeland in Holby City