Dominic

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/ˈdɒm.ɪˌnɪk/

proper noun

A male given name from Latin, best known for the Spanish saint who founded the Dominican order.

Less commonScrabble 12

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Dominick

  1. A male given name from Latin, best known for the Spanish saint who founded the Dominican order.

Origin

  1. Late LatinDominicus
  2. EnglishDominic

From Late Latin Dominicus, derived from Dominus (“Lord”).

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Translations

Arabic دومينيك
  • دومينيك (dōmīnīk)male given name
Basque Txomin, Dominix
  • Txominmale given name
  • Dominixmale given name
Bengali ডমিনিক
  • ডমিনিক (ḍominik)male given name
Bulgarian Доминик
  • Доминик (Dominik)male given name
Catalan Domènec
  • Domènecmale given name
Chinese Cantonese 多米尼克
  • 多米尼克 (do¹ mai⁵ nei⁴ hak¹)male given name
Chinese Mandarin 多米尼克, 道明
  • 多米尼克 (Duōmǐníkè)male given name
  • 道明 (dàomíng)male given name
Czech Dominik
  • Dominikmale given name
Dutch Dominic
  • Dominicmale given name
Esperanto Dominiko
  • Dominikomale given name
French Dominique
  • Dominiquemale given name
German Dominik
  • Dominikmale given name
Greek Δομήνικος
  • Δομήνικος (Domínikos)male given name
Hebrew דומיניק
  • דומיניקmale given name
Hindi डोमिनिक
  • डोमिनिक (ḍominik)male given name
Hungarian Domonkos
  • Domonkosmale given name
Icelandic Dóminik
  • Dóminikmale given name
Irish Damhnaic, Damhlaic
  • Damhnaicmale given name
  • Damhlaicmale given name
Italian Domenico
  • Domenicomale given name
Japanese ドミニク
  • ドミニク (Dominiku)male given name
Korean 도미닉
  • 도미닉 (dominik)male given name
Latin Dominicus
  • Dominicusmale given name
Latvian Dominiks
  • Dominiksmale given name
Lithuanian Dominykas
  • Dominykasmale given name
Polish Dominik
  • Dominikmale given name
Portuguese Domingos
  • Domingosmale given name
Punjabi ਡੌਮੀਨਿਕ
  • ਡੌਮੀਨਿਕ (ḍaumīnik)male given name
Romanian Dominic
  • Dominicmale given name
Russian Домини́к
  • Домини́к (Dominík)male given name
Slovak Dominik
  • Dominikmale given name
Spanish Domingo
  • Domingomale given name
Swahili Dominiko
  • Dominikomale given name
Tamil டோமினிக்
  • டோமினிக் (ṭōmiṉik)male given name
Thai โดมินิก
  • โดมินิก (doh mí ník)male given name
Ukrainian Домінік
  • Домінік (Dominik)male given name
Vietnamese Đa Minh, Đaminh
  • Đa Minhmale given name
  • Đaminhmale given name
Cite this entry
APA

Dominic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dominic

MLA

“Dominic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dominic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dominic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dominic.

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