Dominic

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Dominic

Gender: Masculine
Language: English, French
Etymology:
Dominic is short for the Latin name Dominicus, meaning “of the Lord.”

History:
Dominic can be considered a fairly common name of the Middle Ages. As Dominco, later Domingo, it was found in Spain from the 11th century onwards (declining a bit in the 16th century). In Italy, too, Domenico was popular (as was Domenica for girls)

In England, originally, Dominic was a religious name, only found among monks. After St. Dominic founded the Dominicans (a monastic order dedicated to combatting heresy through preaching and teaching) the influence of that group caused the name to pass into common use.

Though never as common in England as elsewhere, Dominic could be found from the 13th century until the Reformation and has been common in the United States.

Pronunciation: dawm-inn-ick.

Diminutives:
English: Dom.

Alternates: Dominique, Dominick, Domenic, Dominyc, Domminick, Domnic, Dominy.
Italian: Domenico, Domenichino.
Latin: Dominicus.
Polish: Dominik.
Spanish: Domingo.

Feminine: Dominique, Dominica.

See also: Dominique.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Domenico Veneziano (1400-1461)
Italian painter.
Domenico Ghirlandaio (1449-1494)
Italian painter.
Domenico Beccafumi (1486-1551)
Italian painter.
Domenico Campagnola (?-1564)
Italian painter.
Domenichino (1581-1641)
Italian painter.
Domenico Fontana (1543-1607)
Italian architect.
Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)
Italian composer.
Domenico Alberti (1710-1740)
Italian composer.
Domenico Cimarosa (1749-1801)
Italian composer.
Dominic Behan (1925-)
Irish writer.
Dominick Dunne (1925-)
American journalist.
Dominick Argento (1927-)
American composer.

Political Figures:
Dom Mintoff (1916-)
Prime Minister of Malta.

Religious Figures:
Saint Dominic (1170-1221)
Founder of the Dominicans.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.032 % named Dominic
0.019 % named Dominick
0.019 % named Domingo
0.008 % named Dominique
0.004 % named Domenic

Popularity of Dominic:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 327th most popular.
1910-1920: 239th most popular.
1920-1930: 288th most popular.
1930-1940: 394th most popular.
1940-1950: 414th most popular.
1950-1960: 390th most popular.
1960-1970: 371st most popular.
1970-1980: 258th most popular.
1980-1990: 209th most popular.
1990: 198th most popular.
1991: 171st most popular.
1992: 143rd most popular.
1993: 143rd most popular.
1994: 133rd most popular.
1995: 144th most popular.
1996: 136th most popular.
1997: 131st most popular.
1998: 125th most popular.
1999: 118th most popular.
2000: 120th most popular.
2001: 107th most popular.
2002: 85th most popular.
2003: 82nd most popular.

Popularity of Dominick:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 277th most popular.
1910-1920: 235th most popular.
1920-1930: 274th most popular.
1930-1940: 343rd most popular.
1940-1950: 431st most popular.
1950-1960: 445th most popular.
1960-1970: 470th most popular.
1970-1980: 508th most popular.
1980-1990: 402nd most popular.
1990: 411th most popular.
1991: 386th most popular.
1992: 327th most popular.
1993: 309th most popular.
1994: 306th most popular.
1995: 305th most popular.
1996: 291st most popular.
1997: 259th most popular.
1998: 263rd most popular.
1999: 267th most popular.
2000: 273rd most popular.
2001: 281st most popular.
2002: 225th most popular.
2003: 205th most popular.

Popularity of Domingo:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 468th most popular.
1910-1920: 414th most popular.
1920-1930: 345th most popular.
1930-1940: 312th most popular.
1940-1950: 351st most popular.
1950-1960: 427th most popular.
1960-1970: 567th most popular.
1970-1980: 604th most popular.
1980-1990: 701st most popular.
1990: 799th most popular.
1991: 883rd most popular.
1992: 873rd most popular.
1993: 912th most popular.
1994: 965th most popular.
1995: N/A

Popularity of Domenico:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 539th most popular.
1910-1920: 842nd most popular.
1920-2000: N/A

Popularity of Domenic:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 739th most popular.
1910-1920: 560th most popular.
1920-1930: 608th most popular.
1930-1940: 844th most popular.
1940-1950: 946th most popular.
1950-1960: 726th most popular.
1960-1970: 917th most popular.
1970-1990: N/A
1992: N/A
1993: 912th most popular.
1994: 952nd most popular.
1995: 932nd most popular.
1996: 962nd most popular.
1997: 823rd most popular.
1998: 936th most popular.
1999: 925th most popular.
2000: 909th most popular.
2001: 948th most popular.
2002: 879th most popular.
2003: 801st most popular.

Popularity of Domenick:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 806th most popular.
1910-1920: 680th most popular.
1920-1930: 780th most popular.
1930-2000: N/A

Popularity of Dominik:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-2000: N/A
1994: N/A
1995: 984th most popular.
1996: 968th most popular.
1997: 843rd most popular.
1998: 869th most popular.
1999: 771st most popular.
2000: 828th most popular.
2001: 724th most popular.
2002: 580th most popular.
2003: 601st most popular.