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: Dominicus (Latin rendition), Chiziterem (Igbo), Dominik, Dominick, Domenic, Domenico (Italian), Domanic, Dominiq, Domonic, Domènec (Catalan), Domingo (Spanish),

Dominykas Dominykas is a Lithuanian masculine given name, a Lithuanian variant of the name Dominic. People bearing the name Dominykas include: * Dominykas Domarkas (born 1992), basketball player * Dominykas Galkevičius (born 1986), footballer * Dominykas ...

(Lithuanian), Domingos (Portuguese), Dominggus and Damhnaic (Irish); feminine forms like Dominica, Dominika, Domenica, Dominga, Domingas; as well as the unisex French origin

Dominique "Dominique" is a 1963 French language popular song, written and performed by the Belgian female singer Jeannine Deckers, better known as Sœur Sourire ("Sister Smile" in French) or The Singing Nun. The song is about Saint Dominic, a Spanish-bo ...

.Meaning of the Name Dominic
/ref> The most prominent Roman Catholic with the name, Saint Dominic, founded the Order of Preachers, also known as Dominican friars. Saint Dominic himself was named after Saint Dominic of Silos. Notable people named Dominic, Dominik or Dominick include:

People

Saints

* Saint Dominic of Silos (1000–1073), Spanish monk * Saint Dominic de la Calzada (1019–1109), Spanish saint *

Saint Dominic Saint Dominic ( es, Santo Domingo; 8 August 1170 – 6 August 1221), also known as Dominic de Guzmán (), was a Castilian Catholic priest, mystic, the founder of the Dominican Order and is the patron saint of astronomers and natural scientis ...

(1170–1221), founder of the Dominican Order * Saint Dominguito del Val (died 1250), child martyr in Spain * Saint Dominic Savio (1842–1857), Italian schoolboy * Vietnamese Martyrs, canonized by John Paul II, 15 of whom were known as Dominic

Other religious figures

* Dominic Barberi (1792–1849), Italo-English theologian * Dominic Collins (1566–1602), Irish Jesuit brother and martyr *

Dominic Ekandem Dominic Ignatius Ekandem (1917 – 24 November, 1995) was a Nigerian Catholic cardinal who served as Archbishop of Abuja from 1989 until 1992.. He was the first native West African Catholic bishop in history. He also founded the Missionary Socie ...

(1917–1995), Nigerian cardinal who was the first West African Catholic bishop * Dominic Gravina (died 1643), Italian Dominican theologian * Dominic of Evesham, medieval prior of Evesham Abbey in England and writer of histories * Dominic of Prussia (1382–1461), Carthusian monk *

Dominic Schram Dominic Schram, sometimes spelled Schramm (24 October 1722 - 21 September 1797) was a German Benedictine theologian and canonist. Biography He was born at Bamberg. He took vows at Banz near Bamberg in 1743, and after being ordained priest on ...

(1722–1797), German Benedictine theologian and canonist * Dominic Tang (1908–1995), last Archbishop of Canton officially recognized by the Holy See *

Dominicus Gundissalinus Dominicus Gundissalinus, also known as Domingo Gundisalvi or Gundisalvo ( 1115 – post 1190), was a philosopher and translator of Arabic to Medieval Latin active in Toledo. Among his translations, Gundissalinus worked on Avicenna's ''Liber de phil ...

, Spanish archdeacon and scholastic philosopher

Art

* Doménikos Theotokópoulos (1541–1614), Greek painter known as El Greco * Dominic Serres (1722–1793), French-born English painter *

Johann Dominik Bossi Johann Dominik Bossi (1767–1853), also known as ''Domenico Bossi'', was an Italian painter. Bossi, a student of Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, was born in Trieste and worked primarily as a miniaturist in Germany, Austria, Sweden Swede ...

(1767–1853), Italian painter *

Dominic Toubeix Dominic Toubeix (b.1927), sometimes known as Dominic, was a French fashion designer who worked for some time in New York in the 1960s. Early life and career Toubeix was born in Paris around 1927. He trained in the couture industry, first for Marc ...

(born 1927), French fashion designer who worked as "Dominic" in 1960s New York. * Dominic Di Mare (born 1932), American fiber artist and sculptor

Business

* Dominic Barton (born 1962), Ugandan-born Canadian management consultant and business executive * Dominic D'Alessandro (born 1947), Canadian business executive, President and CEO of Manulife Financial * Dominic Grassi (1801–1880), German merchant *

Dominik Brunner Dominik Florian Brunner (born 18 May 1959 in Stuttgart, died 12 September 2009 in Munich) was a German businessman. He was the CFO of Erlus AG, Germany’s largest roof tile manufacturer, and died in a fight which resulted from Brunner trying to p ...

(1959–2009), German businessman

Film and television

* Andrew Dominik (born 1967), Australian film-maker best known for ''The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford'' * Don Ameche (Dominic Felix Amici, 1908–1993), American actor * Dom DeLuise (Dominick DeLuise, 1933–2009), American actor, comedian, film director, television producer, chef, and author * Dominic Coleman (born 1970), British actor * Dominic Cooper (born 1978), British-born actor who has appeared in ''The History Boys'' and ''The Duchess'' * Dominic Monaghan (born 1976), English actor best known as Charlie of ''Lost'' and Merry from the ''Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy * Dominic Ochoa (born 1974), Filipino actor *

Dominic Purcell Dominic Haakon Myrtved PurcellO'Connor, B,Break Out". ''Men's Fitness''. December/January 2007 Issue; retrieved 18 December 2006. (born 17 February 1970) is a British-Australian actor. He is best known for his portrayals of Lincoln Burrows in F ...

(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 1978), English entertainer, magician and presenter best known as one half of the double act Dick and Dom * Dominic Zamprogna (born 1979), Canadian-born actor known for his role on the American soap opera ''General Hospital'' * Dominik Diamond (born 1969), Scottish broadcaster, writer, radio presenter and former host of ''GamesMaster'' * Dominik Moll (born 1962), French director and screenwriter

Literature

Dominic Thomas (academic) ''For the British footballer, see Dominic Thomas.'' Dominic Thomas is a British academic. He is the Madeleine L. Letessier Professor and chair of the Department of French and Francophone Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). ...

, British academic, UCLA professor, author of books on francophone African literature *

Dominik Smole Dominik Smole (24 August 1929 – 29 July 1992) was a Slovenian writer and playwright. Biography Smole was born in Ljubljana in what was then the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. He attended school in Ljubljana and after the end of World War II he was emp ...

(1929–1992), Slovenian writer and playwright

Media

* Dominic Lawson (born 1956), British journalist; brother of Nigella Lawson, son of Nigel Lawson * Dominic Littlewood (born 1965), British TV presenter * Dominick Dunne (1925–2009), American writer and investigative journalist

Military

* Dominic Gentile (1920–1951), World War II USAAF pilot who broke World War I records of downed aircraft *

Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie Dominic Lee Pudwill Gorie (born May 2, 1957) is a retired United States Navy officer and NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of four Space Shuttle missions. Personal Gorie was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana. His father, Capt. Paul Pudwill, was killed ...

, American Navy officer and astronaut *

Dominic McCarthy Lawrence Dominic McCarthy, VC (21 January 1892 – 25 May 1975) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Early life ...

(1892–1975), Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross * Dominic McGlinchey (1954–1994), Chief of Staff of the Irish National Liberation Army *

Dominic Sheldon Dominic Sheldon, often written as Dominick Sheldon, was an English soldier. A leading Jacobitism, Jacobite he served in James II of Ireland, James II's Irish Army (Kingdom of Ireland), Irish Army during the Williamite War between 1689 and 1691. He ...

, Anglo-Irish soldier of the seventeenth century * Dominik Hieronim Radziwiłł (1786–1813), Polish nobleman and soldier *

Dominik von Königsegg-Rothenfels Lothar Joseph Dominik Graf von Königsegg-Rothenfels (17 May 1673 – Vienna 8 December 1751) was an imperial Fieldmarshal. Family Lothar was the youngest son of Count Leopold Wilhelm von Königsegg-Rothenfels and Maria Polyxena, Countess S ...

(1673–1751), Austrian imperial Fieldmarshal

Music

* Dominic Behan (1928–1989), Irish songwriter *

Dominic Brown Dominic Brown (born 14 June 1972) is an English guitarist and singer-songwriter who has worked with many popular musicians, including Duran Duran, Elton John, Lionel Richie and Take That. He has also done both studio and live recordings wi ...

(born 1972), English guitarist and singer-songwriter * Dominic Cifarelli (born 1979), Canadian guitarist for The Chronicles of Israfel (formerly of Pulse Ultra) *

Dominic Frontiere Dominic Carmen Frontiere (June 17, 1931 – December 21, 2017) was an American composer, arranger, and jazz accordionist. He composed the theme and much of the music for the first season of the television series '' The Outer Limits'', as wel ...

(1931–2017), American composer, arranger, and jazz accordionist * Dominic Howard (born 1977), British drummer for Muse * Dominic Masters, lead singer of British band The Others * Dominic Miller (born 1960), Argentinian-born English guitarist * Dominic Salole (born 1974), Somali-Canadian musician professionally known as ''Mocky'' * Dominic Smith (born 1973), British rapper and MC known as ''Dynamite MC'' * Dominic Sonic (1964–2020), French singer * Dominick Costa (1925–1983), American pop music arranger and record producer

Politics

D. Clinton Dominick III DeWitt Clinton Dominick (June 4, 1918 – September 9, 2009) was an American lawyer and politician from New York (state), New York. Life He was born on June 4, 1918, in Newburgh, New York, Newburgh, Orange County, New York, the son of D. Clinton D ...

(1918–2009), New York politician * Dom Mintoff (1916–2012), prime minister of Malta *

Domenick L. Gabrielli Domenick Luciano Gabrielli (December 13, 1912 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York – March 25, 1994 in Albany, New York) was an American lawyer, politician and judge. Life He was the son of Italian immigrants Rocco Gabrielli and Veronica (B ...

(1912–1994), New York Court of Appeals judge *

Dominggus Mandacan Dominggus Mandacan is an Indonesian politician and the former Governor of West Papua (province), West Papua from 2017 to 2022. Surabaya Mayor Tri Rismaharini traveled to the province to help campaign for Mandacan and his running mate, Mohammad L ...

(born 1959), Indonesian governor * Dominic Cummings (born 1971), British political advisor *

Dominic Dim Deng Lt Gen Dominic Dim Deng (1 March 1950 – 2 May 2008) was a senior member of the Sudan People's Liberation Army, a distinguished military veteran general and the first defence minister in the Government of Southern Sudan who lost his life along ...

(1950–2008), first Minister of Defence for South Sudan *

Dominic Fedee Dominic Fedee is a Saint Lucian politician of the United Workers Party. Fedee is the former Minister for Tourism, Information and Broadcasting. He was elected parliamentary representative for Anse la Raye/Canaires in the general election held o ...

, Saint Lucian politician *

Dominic Foreman Dominic John Foreman (6 August 1933 – 17 July 2020) was an Australian politician. He was a union official and South Australian Secretary of the Vehicle Builders' Employees' Union before entering politics. From 1979-1980 he was President of the ...

(1933–2020), Australian politician * Dominic Grieve (born 1956), British politician and barrister * Dominic LeBlanc (born 1967), Canadian politician *

Dominic Perrottet Dominic Francis Perrottet ( ; born 21 September 1982) is an Australian politician who is currently serving as the 46th premier of New South Wales and leader of the New South Wales division of the Liberal Party of Australia. He assumed office ...

, Australian politician, Premier of New South Wales * Dominic Raab (born 1974), British conservative politician and government minister * Dominik Mikołaj Radziwiłł (1643–1697), Polish nobleman and politician

Science and medicine

* Dominic A. Antonelli, American astronaut *

Dominic Bezzina Dominic Bezzina (18th/19th centuries) was a minor Maltese philosopher who mainly specialised in physics. He also dealt with logic. Life It seems that Bezzina was born around the mid-18th century. After becoming a priest, he taught philosophy ...

, a minor Maltese philosopher who specialised in physics and logic *

Dominic Borg Dominic Borg (17th century) was a minor Maltese philosopher who specialised in logic and rhetoric. Life He probably lectured at the '' Collegium Melitense'' in Valletta. The extant works of Borg reveal practically nothing in terms of biographical ...

, a minor Maltese philosopher who specialised in rhetoric and logic * Dominic Corrigan (1802–1880), Irish physician * Dominic Lam (born 1947), American doctor and artist *

Dominic Landucci Dominic Landucci is an American professional aquanaut with the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW). He served as the Network Analyst at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Aquarius Reef Base, the world's only unders ...

, American aquanaut * Dominic Serventy (1904–1988), Australian ornithologist

Sports

* Dom DiMaggio (1917–2009), American baseball player * Hans Dominik (1872–1945), German science fiction writer * Dominic Adiyiah (born 1989), Ghanaian footballer * Dominic Andres (born 1972), Swiss curler and Olympic champion * Dominic Ball (born 1995), English footballer *

Dominic Bird Dominic Bird (born 9 April 1991) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays as a lock and has represented the All Blacks. He has also played for Canterbury and Wellington in the Mitre 10 Cup, the Crusaders and Chiefs in Super Rugby. He has a ...

(born 1991), New Zealand rugby union player * Dominic Calvert-Lewin (born 1997), English footballer *

Dominic Cavallo 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 ...

(born 2007), American football player * Dominic Cork (born 1971), English cricketer * Dominic Corrigan (Gaelic footballer), (born 1962) *

Dominik Eberle Dominik Eberle (born July 4, 1996) is an American football placekicker who is currently a free agent. He played college football for the Utah State Aggies football, Utah State Aggies. He made his NFL debut in Week 16 of the 2021 NFL season. Earl ...

(born 1996), German American football player * Dominic Jones (born 1987), American football player *

Dominic Matteo Dominic Matteo (born 28 April 1974) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a defender and midfielder in a 17-year professional career from 1992 to 2009. He made a total of 366 league and cup appearances, of which 276 were i ...

(born 1974), Scottish footballer * Dominic Moore (born 1980), Canadian professional ice hockey centre * Dominic Stricker (born 2002), Swiss professional tennis player * Dominic Tan (born 1997), Malaysian footballer * Dominic Thiem (born 1993), Austrian professional tennis player * Dominic Thomas (born 1995), English footballer *

Dominic Thompson (footballer) Dominic Lewis Thompson (born 26 July 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for club Blackpool. He is a graduate of the Arsenal academy and transferred to Brentford in 2019, for whom he played sparingly before trans ...

(born 2000), English footballer *

Dominic Waters Dominic Wayne Waters (born September 28, 1986) is an American professional basketball player, who lastly played for Ironi Nahariya of the Israeli Premier League. Standing at 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in), he plays at the point guard position. In 2013, ...

(born 1986), American basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League * Dominick Cruz (born 1985), American mixed martial artist, former UFC bantamweight champion *

Dominik Halmoši Dominik Halmoši (born 3 November 1987) is a Czech former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played two games with HC Plzeň in the Czech Extraliga The Czech Extraliga ( cs, Extraliga ledního hokeje, ELH) is the highest-level ice hockey ...

(born 1987), Czech professional ice hockey goaltender * Dominik Hašek (born 1965), Czech professional ice hockey goaltender * Dominik Hrbatý (born 1978), Slovakian male tennis player * Dominik Landertinger (born 1988), Austrian biathlete * Dominik Paris (born 1989), Italian alpine skier *

Dominick Zator Dominick Lukasz Zator (born September 18, 1994) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Ekstraklasa club Korona Kielce. Club career Early career Zator played for five seasons with the University of Calgary from 2012 ...

(born 1994), Canadian soccer player

Other professions

* Dominic Bohm, German modernist architect *

Dominic Holland Dominic Anthony Holland (born 6 May 1967) is an English comedian, author, actor and broadcaster. He won the 1993 Perrier Best Newcomer Award in Edinburgh. His BBC Radio 4 series, ''The Small World of Dominic Holland'' (a reference to his 5'6" h ...

(born 1969), English comedian and author *

Dominic Panganiban Dominic Panganiban (born 27 September 1990), better known online as Domics, is a Filipino-born Canadian YouTuber, animator, and cartoonist. Panganiban generally posts story-time animations in which he tells stories about his life, an aspect of i ...

(born 1990), Canadian YouTuber and animator

Fictional characters

* Dominic, one of the two rival gang leaders on the ''

Person of Interest "Person of interest" is a term used by law enforcement in the United States, Canada, and other countries when identifying someone possibly involved in a criminal investigation who has not been arrested or formally accused of a crime. It has no leg ...

'' TV series, whose nickname was "Mini" * Dominic Flandry, central character in the second half of Poul Anderson's Technic History science fiction series * Dominic Fortune, comic book character * Dominic Greene, primary antagonist in the James Bond film ''Quantum of Solace'' * Dominic Hargan, from '' Power Rangers Jungle Fury'' * Dominic Reilly, on the long-running British soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' *

Dominic Santini ''Airwolf'' is an American action military drama television series that centers on a high-technology military helicopter, code-named ''Airwolf'', and its crew. The show follows them as they undertake various exotic missions, many involving esp ...

, on the series ''Airwolf'' *

Dominic Sorel The ''Eureka Seven'' anime and manga series features an extensive cast of characters created by Bones. The central protagonist of the series is Renton Thurston, a young boy who joins the renegade group Gekkostate to fight against the U.F. Force, ...

, in the 2005–2006 anime and manga series ''Eureka Seven'' * Dominic the Dragon, minor character in the role-playing video game '' Miitopia'' * Dominic Toretto, also known as Dom; character from ''The Fast and the Furious'' movies * Dominick Carisi, Jr., from ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' * Dominick Cobb, from ''Inception'' *

Dominick the Donkey "Dominick the Donkey" is a Christmas music, Christmas song written by Ray Allen, Sam Saltzberg and Wandra Merrell, and was recorded by Lou Monte in 1960, on Roulette Records. The song describes Dominick, a donkey who helps Santa Claus bring presen ...

, the Italian Christmas donkey from a 1960 song by Lou Monte * Dominick Hide, lead character in two episodes of the BBC's ''Play for Today'' series *

Dominick Marone ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' is a long-running American soap opera which has aired on CBS Daytime since March 23, 1987. This is a list of characters that debuted in the between 2000 and 2009, in order of first appearance. Morgan DeWitt Morgan De ...

, from ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' * Dominick Santoro, Nicky Santoro's brother in the 1995 film '' Casino'', based on

Michael Spilotro Michael Peter "Micky" Spilotro (September 12, 1944 – June 14, 1986) was the younger brother of Anthony "Tony the Ant" Spilotro and was an associate of the Chicago organized crime organization referred to as " The Outfit". Family background Mi ...

References

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