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Dominic
Say it: DOM-ih-nik
Meaning
From Latin Dominicus 'of the Lord', from dominus 'lord'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Long used by Catholic families in honour of Saint Dominic, it became broadly popular in the US from the 1990s.
Its wave through time
Popular now
In the United States
- 177,138 babies given this name since 1885
- At its height in 2013, about 1 in 299 boys
- 3,992 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Dominick, Dominik
| Italian | Domenico |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Domingo |
| French | Dominique |
| Polish | Dominik |
Famous bearers
- Saint Dominic, founder of the Dominican order
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Where this comes from
- Calendars of saints and name days
- Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- 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.