Dom (given Name)

Dom is a masculine given name, frequently a short form (

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for I ...

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Dominic Dominic is a name common among Roman Catholics and other Latin-Romans as a male given name. Originally from the late Roman-Italic name "Dominicus", its translation means "Lordly", "Belonging to God" or "of the Master". Variations include: Domini ...

Domenic Domenic is a given name. Notable persons with that name include: *Domenic Abounader (born 1995), American wrestler *Domenic Berry (born 1971), Australian footballer (Australian rules) *Domenic Carosa (born 1974), Australian businessman *Domenic Cas ...

. It may refer to: People: * Dom Barry (born 1994), Australian rules footballer *

Dom Capers Ernest Dominic Capers (born August 7, 1950) is an American football coach who is a senior defensive assistant for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He was previously the inaugural head coach of the Carolina Panthers and ...

(born 1950), American National Football League coach *

Dom Cardillo Dominic Cardillo (October 26, 1930 – April 14, 2013) was a Canadian politician, who served as mayor of Kitchener, Ontario from 1982 to 1994.Dom Costa Dominic J. Costa (born 1951) is a Democratic politician. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, and was the Chief of the Pittsburgh Police in 2006, and was a 27-year veteran of the force. He is a member of the Costa pol ...

(born 1951), American politician *

Dom DeLuise Dominick DeLuise (August 1, 1933 – May 4, 2009) was an American actor, comedian, director, producer, chef, and author. Known primarily for his comedic performances, he rose to fame in the 1970s as a frequent guest on television variety sho ...

(1933–2009), American actor and comedian *

Dom DiMaggio Dominic Paul DiMaggio (February 12, 1917 – May 8, 2009), nicknamed "The Little Professor", was an American Major League Baseball center fielder. He played his entire 11-year baseball career for the Boston Red Sox (1940–1953). DiMaggio ...

(1917–2009), American Major League Baseball player *

Dom Dwyer Dominic James Dwyer (born July 30, 1990) is a professional soccer player who plays as a forward. Born in England, he represented the United States national team. While in England, Dwyer represented, among other teams, Norwich City as a youth ...

(born 1990), English footballer * Dom Enright (1935–2008), Irish hurler *

Dom Flora Dominick Anthony Flora (June 12, 1935 – July 5, 2021) was an All-American college basketball standout at Washington and Lee University (W&L), located in Lexington, Virginia. Flora played for the W&L Generals from 1954–55 to 1957–58. Dom F ...

(born 1935), American former college basketball player *

Dominic Howard Dominic James Howard (born 7 December 1977) is an English musician who is the drummer and co-founder of the rock band Muse. Early life Howard was born in Stockport, Greater Manchester, in England. When he was around 8 years old he moved with h ...

(born 1977), drummer for the English rock band Muse *

Dom Joly Dominic John Romulus Joly (; born 15 November 1967) is an English comedian and writer. He is best known as the star of '' Trigger Happy TV'' (2000–2003), a hidden camera prank show that was broadcast in over 70 countries worldwide. Early lif ...

(born 1967), English television comedian and journalist *

Dom Mariani Domenic Desio Mariani (born 27 July 1958) is an Australian guitarist, vocalist, producer, and songwriter. Mariani has been a member of several bands since the early 1980s, including The Stems, The Someloves, DM3, Datura, The Majestic Kelp and ...

(born 1958), Australian guitarist, vocalist, producer and songwriter * Dom Michael (born 1987), Australian cricketer *

Dom O'Donnell Dom O'Donnell was a Gaelic footballer from Tralee, County Kerry. He played Gaelic football with his local club John Mitchels, and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team during the 1960s. He won Munster Championship medals in 1962 ...

, Gaelic footballer from the 1950s to 1970 *

Dom Reardon Dom Reardon is a British comics artist, whose work appears mainly in British comic ''2000 AD (comics), 2000AD''. He is the illustrator of Gordon Rennie-scripted horror tale Caballistics, Inc. Biography Noted for a sketchy, deliberately rough b ...

, British comics artist *

Dom Mintoff Dominic Mintoff, ( mt, Duminku Mintoff, ; often called ''il-Perit'', "the Architect"; 6 August 1916 – 20 August 2012) was a Maltese Socialist politician, architect, and civil engineer who was leader of the Labour Party from 1949 to 198 ...

(1916–2012), Maltese politician, journalist, and architect, former Prime Minister of Malta *

Dom Um Romão Dom Um Romão (3 August 1925 – 27 July 2005) was a Brazilian jazz drummer and percussionist. Noted for his expressive stylings with the fusion band Weather Report, Romão also recorded with varied notable artists such as Cannonball Adderley, ...

(1925–2005), Brazilian jazz drummer and percussionist *

Dom Sheed Dom Sheed (born 10 April 1995) is an Australian rules footballer, playing for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). Early life From Kalgoorlie, in the Goldfields region of Western Australia, Sheed played underage f ...

(born 1995), Australian rules footballer * Dom Shipperley (born 1991), Australian rugby union footballer *

Dom Sigillo Dominic Frederick Sigillo (March 7, 1913 – July 1, 1957) was an American football tackle who played three seasons in the National Football League with the Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions. He played college football at Xavier University and att ...

(1913–1957), American National Football League player * Dom Speakman (born 1994), English rugby league player * Dom Sullivan (born 1951), Scottish former football player and manager * Dom Thomas (born 1996), Scottish footballer *

Dom Turner Dominic Turner is an Australian blues guitarist, vocalist and key songwriter for the Australian blues band '' The Backsliders''. Dom also has a number of solo projects including 'Dom Turner and Supro' and 'Dom Turner and the Nationals'. In 200 ...

(), Australian blues guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for the blues band The Backsliders * Dom Tyson (born 1993), Australian rules footballer *

Dominic Wood Dominic Simon "Dom" Wood (born 3 January 1978) is an English entertainer, magician and presenter of radio and television, best known as one half of the double act Dick and Dom, with the other being Richard McCourt. From 14 October 2007 to Septe ...

(born 1978), British children's entertainer and TV presenter Fictional characters: * Dom Nguyen, in the webcomics ''MegaTokyo'' and ''

Okashina Okashi – Strange Candy Okashina Okashi – Strange Candy is a webcomic hosted on Comic Genesis, a free hosting provider for webcomics. It is drawn by Emily Snodgrass (Emi-chan) and written by Allison Brownlow (Tanzy), Karen Olympia (Kourin), and J. Baird (Xuanwu). It ...

'', inspired by the real-life entertainment writer of the same name *

Dom Perino '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is a Canadian teen drama television series created by Linda Schuyler and Yan Moore. The series is now considered the first incarnation and premiered on CTV on October 14, 2001, and then ended on MTV Canada and ...

, in ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' *

Dominic Reilly Dominic "Dom" Reilly is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by John Pickard. Dom made his first appearance on 13 September 2005 as the estranged half-brother of Tony Hutchinson, whose portrayer, Nick ...

, in the soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' * Dominic Thompson, in the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' * Dominic "Dom" Toretto, in the American action film franchise ''

The Fast and the Furious ''Fast & Furious'' (also known as ''The Fast and the Furious'') is a media franchise centered on a series of action films that are largely concerned with street racing, heists, spies, and family. The franchise also includes short films, ...

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