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Domenico
Say it: doh-MEH-nee-koh
Meaning
From Latin dominicus 'of the Lord'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Its wave through time
Popular now
In the United States
- 3,542 babies given this name since 1906
- At its height in 1913, about 1 in 18,300 boys
- 63 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- The Renaissance1400 to 1600
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
| English | Dominic |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Domingo |
| French | Dominique |
Famous bearers
- Domenico Ghirlandaio, painter
- Domenico Scarlatti, composer
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Where this comes from
- Calendars of saints and name days
- Medieval and Renaissance Italian records, such as the Florentine tax survey of 1427
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.