Dominic
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Dominic is a male name. Translated from Latin it means "Of Our Lord" or "Belonging to God". Variations include: Dominik, Dominick, Domenic, Domenico, Domanic, Domonic, Domingos 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 for as a unisex name.
The name may refer to:
Dominique (given name)
For other uses, see Dominique .Dominique is the French feminine and masculine form of Dominic, hence it is unisex. It is of French and Latin origin, and its meaning is "of the lord".-Variants:...
('Dominique' is a Francophone
Francophone
The adjective francophone means French-speaking, typically as primary language, whether referring to individuals, groups, or places. Often, the word is used as a noun to describe a natively French-speaking person....
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 for as a unisex name.
The name may refer to:
Saints
- Saint DominicSaint DominicSaint Dominic , also known as Dominic of Osma, often called Dominic de Guzmán and Domingo Félix de Guzmán was the founder of the Friars Preachers, popularly called the Dominicans or Order of Preachers , a Catholic religious order...
(1170-1221), founder of the Dominican Order of friars, also - Saint Dominic de la CalzadaDominic de la CalzadaSaint Dominic de la Calzada was a saint from a cottage in Burgos very close to La Rioja. Born Domingo García in Viloria de Rioja, he was the son of a peasant named Ximeno García. His mother was named Orodulce.He repeatedly tried to join the Benedictine order at Valvanera and San Millán de la...
(1019 – 1109), Spanish saint - Saint Dominguito del Val (died 1250) child martyr
- Saint Dominic SavioDominic SavioDominic Savio was an Italian adolescent student of Saint John Bosco. He was studying to be a priest when he became ill and died at the age of 14, possibly from pleurisy....
(1842–1857), Italian schoolboy - Vietnamese MartyrsVietnamese MartyrsThe Vietnamese Martyrs, also known as the Martyrs of Tonkin, Martyrs of Annam , Andrew Dung-Lac and Companions , or Martyrs of Indochina, are saints on the Roman Catholic calendar of saints canonized by Pope John Paul II...
, canonized by John Paul II, 15 of 117 of whom were known as Dominic
Other religious people
- Blessed Dominic BarberiDominic BarberiBlessed Dominic of the Mother of God, born Dominic Barberi was an Italian theologian and a member of the Passionist Congregation...
(1792–1849), English theologian - Blessed Dominic CollinsDominic CollinsThe blessed Dominic Collins, born in 1566 in Youghal, County Cork, Ireland, and executed on the 31 October 1602 in Youghal, was a Jesuit brother, ex-army man, who died for his Catholic faith. He was beatified as a martyr by John-Paul II on the 27 September 1992.-Life:Born of an Irish noble family,...
(1792–1849), (1566 - 1602) Irish Jesuit brother and martyr - Dominic EkandemDominic EkandemDominic Ignatius Ekandem , was a Roman Catholic cardinal and was the first West African Catholic Bishop.A native of Cross River State, Ekandem attended several Catholic seminaries before he became a priest. He was ordained on December 7, 1947, and became the first priest from the old Calabar province...
(1917–1995), Cardinal who was the first West African Catholic Bishop - Dominic of EveshamDominic of EveshamDominic was a medieval prior of Evesham Abbey in England and writer of histories.Little is known of his life. He was probably a native Englishman, and was probably born sometime before 1077, and was probably raised around the abbey. He may have entered Evesham before 1077, but certainly by 1104, he...
, medieval prior of Evesham Abbey in England and writer of histories - Dominic GravinaDominic GravinaDominic Gravina was an Italian Dominican theologian.-Life:He entered the Dominican Order at Naples, and made his classical and sacred studies in the order's schools. As professor of theology in the Dominican college of St...
, Italian Dominican theologian - Dominicus GundissalinusDominicus GundissalinusDominicus Gundissalinus also known as Domingo Gundisalvo may have been a converted Jew and was the archdeacon of Segovia, Spain and a scholastic philosopher...
(c. 1150), Spanish archdeacon and scholastic philosopher - Dominic SchramDominic SchramDominic Schram, sometimes spelled Schramm was a German Benedictine theologian and canonist.-Biography:...
, German Benedictine theologian and canonist - Dominic of PrussiaDominic of PrussiaDominic of Prussia was a Carthusian monk.Born in Danzig , Prussia, Dominic studied at the University of Krakow. To Dominic is attributed the practice of meditation during the recitation of the Hail Marys, which he called the "Life of Jesus Rosary". He died at St. Alban's Charterhouse near...
(1382–1461), Carthusian monk - Dominic TangDominic TangDominic Tang Yee-ming, S.J. was the last Roman Catholic Archbishop of Canton officially recognized by the Holy See...
, last Archbishop of Canton officially recognized by the Holy See
Art
- Domenico BossiJohann Dominik BossiJohann Dominik Bossi , 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 and Russia before he settled down in Munich, where he lived at Theresien Straße 19 in...
, Italian painter - Domenico TojettiDomenico TojettiDomenico Tojetti was an Italian American painter.Born in Rocca di Papa, near Rome, the artist frequented the Roman circle of the Torlonia Princes, providing frescos in the ballroom of Villa Torlonia under the direction of his teacher, Francesco Coghetti.The artist provided also frescoes in the...
, American painter - Dominic SerresDominic SerresDominic Serres , also known as Dominic Serres the Elder, was a French-born painter strongly associated with the English school of painting, and with paintings with a naval or marine theme...
, French-born english painter
Business
- Dominik BrunnerDominik BrunnerDominik Florian Brunner was a German businessman. He was the CFO of Erlus AG, Germany’s largest roof tile manufacturer. He was killed in a fight which resulted from Brunner trying to protect a group of school children from attacks by teenagers.-Biography:Brunner was born to a family of entrepreneurs...
(1959–2009), German businessman - Dominic D'Alessandro (born 1947), President and CEO of Manulife Financial
- Dominic GrassiFranz Dominic GrassiFranz Dominic Grassi was a merchant in Leipzig with Italian descent. Through his extensive heritage to the city it was possible to construct numerous monuments and buildings.- Life :...
, German merchant
Politics
- Dominique Strauss-KahnDominique Strauss-KahnDominique Gaston André Strauss-Kahn , often referred to in the media, and by himself, as DSK, is a French economist, lawyer, politician, and member of the French Socialist Party...
, French politician and former Managing Director of the International Monetary FundInternational Monetary FundThe International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world... - Dominique de VillepinDominique de VillepinDominique Marie François René Galouzeau de Villepin is a French politician who served as the Prime Minister of France from 31 May 2005 to 17 May 2007....
, previous French Prime Minister - Dominic GrieveDominic GrieveDominic Charles Roberts Grieve, QC MP is a British Conservative politician, barrister and Queen's Counsel.He is the Member of Parliament for Beaconsfield and the Attorney General for England and Wales and the Advocate General for Northern Ireland.-Early life:Grieve was born in Lambeth, the son of...
, British politician and barrister - Dominic LeBlancDominic LeBlancDominic A. LeBlanc, PC, MP , is a Canadian lawyer and politician from New Brunswick, Canada. He is the Member of Parliament for the riding of Beauséjour and sits in the Canadian House of Commons as the Liberal Party's Foreign Affairs Critic. He was first elected in the 2000 federal election and has...
, Canadian politician - Dominik Mikołaj Radziwiłł, polish nobleman and politician
- Dominic MintoffDom MintoffDom Mintoff is a Maltese politician, journalist and architect, who served as leader of the Labour Party from 1949 to 1984, Prime Minister of Malta from 1955 to 1958 and again, post-Independence, from 1971 to...
, former prime minister of Malta - Dominic Dim DengDominic Dim DengDominic Dim Deng was a senior member of Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement, a prominent military General and the first Defence Minister in the Government of Southern Sudan who lost his life alongside his wife Madam Josephine Apieu Jenaro Aken, senior politician Dr...
, first Minister of Defence for South Sudan
Medical
- Dominic CorriganDominic CorriganSir Dominic Corrigan was a physician, known for his original observations in heart disease. The abnormal "collapsing" pulse of aortic valve insufficiency is named Corrigan's pulse after him.-Birth and Education:The son of a dealer in agricultural tools, Corrigan was educated in St...
, Irish physician - Domenico CotugnoDomenico CotugnoDomenico Felice Antonio Cotugno was an Italian physician.Born at Ruvo di Puglia/Bari into a family of humble means, Cotugno underwent physical and economic hardships to get an education. He was sent to nearby Molfetta for training in Latin, returning to Ruvo for work in logic, metaphysics,...
(born 1736), Italian physician - Dominique Jean LarreyDominique Jean LarreyDominique Jean Larrey was a French surgeon in Napoleon's army and an important innovator in battlefield medicine.-Biography:...
, French surgeon in Napoleon's army and an important innovator in battlefield medicine
Music
- Dominic CifarelliDominic CifarelliDominic Cifarelli was a founding member and guitarist for the Montreal-based band Pulse Ultra and is the bassist for Scars on Broadway.- References :...
(born 1979), guitarist for The Chronicles of Israfel (formerly of Pulse Ultra) - Dominick CostaDon CostaDon Costa was an American pop music arranger and record producer, best known for his work with Frank Sinatra.-Career:...
(1925–1983), American pop music arranger and record producer - Domenico CrivelliDomenico CrivelliDomenico Francesco Maria Crivelli , often referred to simply as Signor Crivelli was an Italian born English opera singer and singing teacher....
(1793/1796-1856), English opera singer and singing teacher - Dominic FrontiereDominic FrontiereDominic Frontiere is an American composer, arranger, and jazz accordionist. He is known for composing the theme and much of the music for the first season of the television series The Outer Limits.-Early years:...
(born 1931), American composer, arranger, and jazz accordionist - Dominic HowardDominic HowardDominic James "Dom" Howard , is the drummer for the English rock band Muse.-Early life:Howard was born in Stockport, Greater Manchester, in England. When he was around 8 years old he moved with his family to Teignmouth, a small town in Devon. He began playing drums at about the age of 12, when he...
(born 1977), drummer for Muse - Dominic Masters, lead singer of The Others (band)
- Dominic MillerDominic MillerDominic Miller is an Argentine-English guitarist who toured and recorded with World Party and King Swamp, worked on Phil Collins' solo album ...But Seriously and played guitar on every Sting album and tour since 1990...
(born 1960), Argentinian-born English guitarist - Domenico ModugnoDomenico ModugnoDomenico Modugno was an Italian singer, songwriter, actor, and later in life, a member of the Italian Parliament. He is known for his 1958 international hit song "Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu "...
(1928–1994), Grammy Award-winning Italian singer and songwriter - Domenico MonardoMecoMeco is an American record producer and musician, as well as the name of a band or production team based around him...
(1939), American record producer and musician, best known for disco version of Star Wars theme - Domenico ReinaDomenico ReinaDomenico Reina was a Swiss bel canto tenor, notable for creating roles in the operas of Vincenzo Bellini, Gaetano Donizetti, Saverio Mercadante and other Italian composers....
(1796–1843), Swiss bel canto tenor - Dominic SaloleMockyMocky is a Somali-Canadian singer, music producer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and composer.-Biography:Mocky was born Dominic Salole in Saskatchewan, Canada. He later moved to Ottawa and Toronto, and then to London, Amsterdam and Berlin. His father is of Somali descent, but was born in...
(born 1974), Somali-Canadian musician professionally known as Mocky - Dominic NatoliDominic NatoliDominic Natoli made his first public appearance at age 5, and subsequently joined the Australian Boys' Choir, achieving success as a soloist on the Choir's premiere overseas tour to Japan...
, Italian lyric tenor
Sports
- Domonic Brown, U.S. baseball player
- Dominic CorkDominic CorkDominic Gerald Cork is a former English cricketer. Cork is a right-handed lower-order batsman who bowls right-arm fast-medium, and is renowned for his swing and seam control. Making his début in first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1990, he was selected to play for England in 1992, aged 21. He...
(born 1971), English cricketer - Domenico GenoveseDomenico GenoveseDomenico Genovese is an English former professional footballer and manager.-Playing career:Genovese began his career with spells at several non-league sides including two spells with Boston United and one with Kettering Town...
, English football manager - Dominik HalmosiDominik HalmosiDominik Halmoši is a Czech professional ice hockey goaltender. He played with HC Plzeň in the Czech Extraliga during the 2010–11 Czech Extraliga season.Halmoši played previously for HC Berounští Medvědi.-External links:...
(born 1987), Czech professional ice hockey goaltender - Dominik HašekDominik HašekDominik Hašek is a Czech ice hockey goaltender who is currently with HC Spartak Moscow of the KHL.In his 16-season National Hockey League career, he played for the Chicago Blackhawks, Buffalo Sabres, Detroit Red Wings, and the Ottawa Senators. During his years in Buffalo, he became one of the...
(born 1965), Czech ice hockey goalkeeper - Dominik HrbatýDominik HrbatýDominik Hrbatý is a retired professional tennis player from Slovakia.-Personal life:Hrbatý was born on 4 January 1978 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. His father was an architecture engineer and his younger brother is an umpire...
(born 1978), Slovakian male tennis player - Domenic KellerDomenic KellerDomenic Keller is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the early 2000s. He won two bronze medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships earning them in 2000 and 2001.-References:*...
, Swiss bobsledder - Dominik LandertingerDominik LandertingerDominik Landertinger is an Austrian biathlete. He debuted in the 2007/2008 season, and his big breakthrough came during the 2008/2009 season, where he, as of February 22, 2009, has eight podium finishes, including a gold medal in the 15 km mass start at the 2009 World Championships in...
, austrian biathlete - Dominic MatteoDominic MatteoDominic Matteo is a former Scottish footballer and a Scottish national football team international. He has played most recently as a defender for Stoke City, but spent most of his career at Liverpool and Leeds United.-Club career:...
(born 1974), Scottish fooballer - Domenic MediateDomenic MediateDomenic Mediate is a retired American soccer player who last played for the Puerto Rico Islanders of the USL First Division.-College and Amateur:...
(born 1982), footballer - Dominic MooreDominic MooreDominic Michael Moore is an Canadian professional ice hockey centre who currently plays for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League. Moore attended both St. Michael Catholic Elementary School and St. Anthony's Catholic Elementary School in Thornhill, Ontario; St...
(born 1980), professional ice hockey centre - Dominik ParisDominik ParisDominik Paris is an Italian alpine skier. He represents Italy at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.-References:...
(born 1989), alpine skier - Domenic PittisDomenic PittisDomenic Pittis is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round, 52nd overall, of the 1993 NHL Entry Draft....
(born 1974), professional ice hockey centre - Domenico SchiattarellaDomenico SchiattarellaDomenico Schiattarella , known as Mimmo, is a former racing driver from Italy. He participated in 7 Formula One Grands Prix for Simtek, debuting on October 16, 1994, and finishing when the team folded the next year. He scored no championship points, with a best finish of 9th in the 1995 Argentine...
(born 1967), Italian racing driver - Dominique WilkinsDominique WilkinsJacques Dominique Wilkins is a retired American professional basketball player who primarily played for the Atlanta Hawks of the NBA...
, retired NBA player who is mostly known for being one of the best dunkers in NBA history - Dominick CruzDominick CruzDominick Cruz is an American mixed martial artist of Mexican descent, who competes as a bantamweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and is the current UFC Bantamweight Champion...
(born 1985), U.S.mixed martial artist, current UFC bantamweight titleholder
Cinema and television
- Andrew DominikAndrew DominikAndrew Dominik is a New Zealand-born Australian film director and screenwriter. He has directed two films so far: Chopper and The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.-Early life and career:...
(born 1967), Australian film-maker best known for The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford - Dominic "Don" AmecheDon AmecheDon Ameche was an Academy Award winning American actor with a career spanning almost sixty years.-Personal life:...
, Academy Award winning American actor - Dominic ColemanDominic ColemanDominic Coleman is a British actor who has starred in Stupid!, Sex Lives of the Potato Men and more recently in The Cup as Vincent Farrell. He also appeared in an episode of My Hero as the shady journalist Kevin Trent in the episode "Shock, horror!" He also provides the voice of Arthur Weasley in...
, British actor - Dominic CooperDominic CooperDominic Edward Cooper is an English actor. He has worked in TV, film, theatre and radio, in productions including Mamma Mia!, The Duchess, The History Boys, and The Devil's Double.- Early life :...
(born 1978), British-born actor who has appeared in The History Boys and The Duchess - Dominic MonaghanDominic MonaghanDominic Bernard Patrick Luke Monaghan is an English actor. He has received international attention from playing Merry in Peter Jackson's adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and for his role as Charlie Pace on the television show Lost....
(born 1976), English actor best known as Charlie of Lost and Merry from the Lord of the Rings film trilogy - Dominik MollDominik MollDominik Moll is a German born French film director and screenwriter. He wrote and directed Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bien and Lemming. He was born in Bühl, West Germany....
, French director and screenwriter - Dominic Purcell (born 1970), British-born Australian actor who now lives in the United States
- Dominic SenaDominic Sena-Life and career:Sena was born in Niles, Ohio. He is of Italian-American heritage. His family hails from the town of Bagnoli Irpino, Avellino, Italy. As one of the founders of Propaganda Films, Sena worked primarily in music videos early in his career. Sena directed several of Janet Jackson's...
(born 1949), American film director - Dominic WestDominic WestDominic Gerard Fe West is an English actor best known for his role as Detective Jimmy McNulty in the HBO drama series The Wire.-Film and TV:...
(born 1969), English actor who has appeared in Chicago and 300 - Dominik DiamondDominik DiamondPaul Dominik Diamond is a Scottish television and radio presenter and newspaper columnist. He is best known as the original presenter of Channel 4's video gaming programme GamesMaster, as host of The Dominik Diamond Breakfast Show on Xfm Scotland and as a columnist for the Daily Star...
, Scottish broadcaster, writer, radio presenter and former host of GamesMaster - Dominic ZamprognaDominic ZamprognaDominic Zamprogna is a Canadian actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles on television series Edgemont and General Hospital.-Early life:...
, Canadian-born actor known for his role on the American soap opera General Hospital.
Fiction
- Dominic Deegan: Oracle for HireDominic Deegan: Oracle for HireDominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire is a daily fantasy webcomic by Michael "Mookie" Terracciano that began in May 2002. The comic follows the adventures of Dominic Deegan, a freelance seer who finds himself often at the center of conflicts that threaten his whole world. The story is organized in...
, daily fantasy webcomic launched in 2002 - Dominic FlandryDominic FlandryDominic Flandry is the central character in the second half of Poul Anderson's Technic History science fiction. He first appeared in 1951.The space opera series is set in the 31st century, during the waning days of the Terran Empire...
, central character in the II half of Poul Anderson's Technic History science fiction - Dominic FortuneDominic FortuneDominic Fortune is a fictional comic book character, owned by Marvel Comics.Created by Howard Chaykin and based on the Scorpion, Chaykin's character for the failed Atlas/Seaboard Comics company, Dominic Fortune was originally a 1930s costumed, fortune-seeking adventurer.-Publication history:Dominic...
, comic book character - Dominic GreeneDominic GreeneDominic Greene is a fictional character and the primary antagonist in the James Bond film Quantum of Solace. He is portrayed by French actor Mathieu Amalric.-In the film:...
, primary antagonist in the James Bond film Quantum of Solace - The Flipside of Dominick HideThe Flipside of Dominick HideThe Flipside of Dominick Hide is a British television play first transmitted by the BBC on 9 December 1980 as part of the Play for Today series....
, time traveller in 1980 BBC play - Dominic ReillyDominic ReillyDominic "Dom" Reilly is a fictional character from the long-running Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by John Pickard. Dom made his first appearance on 13 September 2005 as the estranged half-brother of Tony Hutchinson, whose portrayer, Nick Pickard, is John Pickard's brother...
, character on the long-running British soap opera Hollyoaks - Dominic SantiniDominic SantiniDominic Santini is a fictional character on the U.S. television series Airwolf, which ran from 1984 to 1987. Veteran actor Ernest Borgnine portrayed the character during the series' first three seasons....
, character on the series Airwolf - Dominic SorelDominic Sorelis a character in the Eureka Seven series. He is a soldier of the United Federation of Predgio Towers.Little is known about Dominic's past and his non-military life. He is under the command of Col. Dewey Novak as a special intelligence force...
, character in the 2005-2006 anime and manga series Eureka Seven - Dominic TorettoDominic TorettoDominic Toretto is a fictional character portrayed by Vin Diesel in The Fast and the Furious film series created by screenwriter Gary Scott Thompson. Dom is first introduced in the film The Fast and the Furious...
, character from The Fast and the FuriousThe Fast and the Furious (2001 film)The Fast and the Furious is a 2001 street racing action film starring Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster. Directed by Rob Cohen, The Fast and the Furious was the first mainstream film to feature the Asian automotive import scene in North America. It is the first film... - Dominic Cobb, character from InceptionInceptionInception: The Subconscious Jams 1994-1995 is a compilation of unreleased tracks by the band Download.-Track listing:# "Primitive Tekno Jam" – 3:23# "Bee Sting Sickness" – 8:04# "Weed Acid Techno" – 8:19...
Military
- Dominic GentileDominic Salvatore GentileMajor Dominic Salvatore "Don" Gentile was a World War II USAAF pilot who was the first to break Eddie Rickenbacher's World War I record of 26 downed aircraft.-Biography:...
, World War II USAAF pilot who was the first to break Eddie Rickenbacher's World War I record of 26 downed aircraft. - Dominik von Königsegg-RothenfelsDominik von Königsegg-RothenfelsLothar Joseph Dominik Graf von Königsegg-Rothenfels was an imperial Fieldmarshal.Lothar was the youngest son of Count Leopold Wilhelm von Königsegg-Rothenfels and Maria Polyxena, Countess Scherffenberg. His parents sent him to the Jesuit school in Besançon, to become a priest. At the age of 16...
, austrian imperial Fieldmarshal - Dominic McCarthy, australian recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Dominik Hieronim Radziwiłł, polish nobleman and soldier
- Operation Dominic I and IIOperation Dominic I and IIOperation Dominic was a series of 105 nuclear test explosions conducted in 1962 by the United States. Those conducted in the Pacific are sometimes called Dominic I. The blasts in Nevada are known as Dominic II. This test series was scheduled quickly, in order to respond in kind to the Soviet...
, a series of 105 nuclear test explosions conducted in 1962 and 1963 by the United States
Media
- Dominick DunneDominick DunneDominick John Dunne was an American writer and investigative journalist, whose subjects frequently hinged on the ways in which high society interacts with the judicial system...
, American writer and investigative journalist - Dominic LawsonDominic LawsonDominic Ralph Campden Lawson is a British journalist.-Background:Educated at Westminster School and then Christ Church, Oxford, he is the elder son of a former Conservative Chancellor of the Exchequer Lord Lawson and socialite Vanessa Salmon, heir to the Lyons Corner House empire, who died of...
, British journalist; brother of Nigella Lawson, son of Nigel Lawson - Dominic LittlewoodDominic LittlewoodDominic Littlewood is an English television presenter and journalist.-Biography:Littlewood attended St Thomas More High School for Boys, Westcliff-on-Sea from 1981 to 1986. Littlewood was diagnosed as diabetic in his teenage years, and takes insulin to keep his diabetes under control...
, British TV presenter