DOMINIC

Dominic is a male name common among Roman Catholics and other Latin-Roman based cultures. Originally from the late Roman-Italic name "Dominicus" its translation means "Of Our Lord", "Lordly", "Belonging to God" or "of the Master". Variations include: Dominicus, Dominik, Dominick, Domenic (Italian rendition), Domenico, Domanic, Domonic, Domingo and the unisex but usually feminine Dominique ('Dominique' is a Francophone unisex name widely used for men in France and its colonies
Saint Dominic founded a well-known order of monks. The name, meaning Lord, is sometimes used to reference Sunday (the Lord's day). The feminine variation of Dominique (French) is used as a unisex name.^[1]

Dominic meaning and name origin

Dominic \d(o)-mi-nic\ as a boy's name is pronounced DAH-ma-nik. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Dominic is "lord". Saint Dominic was the founder of an important monastic order. Appropriate for a child born on Sunday, "the Lord's day".. The French spelling of Dominique is also used for girls. Opera celebrity Placido Domingo; basketball player Dominique Wilkins; hockey player Dominik Hasek.
Dominic has 16 variant forms: Demenico, Demingo, Dom, Domenic, Domenico, Domenique, Domingo, Domini, Dominick, Dominico, Dominie, Dominik, Dominique, Domino, Dominy and Nick.

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Popularity of Dominic

Dominic is a very popular first name for men (#374 out of 1220) and also a very popular surname or last name for all people (#27776 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)
Displayed below is the baby names popularity of the name Dominic for boys. (2010 statistics) Compare Dominic with its variant forms and related boy baby names.