Dominic, Dominik or Dominick is a male given name common among Roman Catholics and other Latin-Romans. Originally from the late Roman-Italic name "Dominicus", its translation means "Lordly", "Belonging to God" or "of the Master". The most prominent Roman Catholic with the name, Saint Dominic, founded the

Order of Preachers The Order of Preachers (, abbreviated OP), commonly known as the Dominican Order, is a Catholic mendicant order of pontifical right that was founded in France by a Castilian priest named Dominic de Guzmán. It was approved by Pope Honorius ...

, also known as Dominican friars. Saint Dominic himself was named after Saint Dominic of Silos. Variations include Dominicus (Latin rendition),

Domenic Domenic is a given name. Notable persons with that name include: *Domenic Abounader (born 1995), American wrestler *Domenic Berry (born 1971), Australian footballer (Australian rules) *Domenic Carosa (born 1974), Australian businessman *Domenic Cas ...

, Domenico (Italian), Domanic, Dominiq, Domonic, Domènec (Catalan), Domingo (Spanish), Dominykas (Lithuanian), Domingos (Portuguese), Dominggus and Damhnaic (Irish). Feminine forms include Dominica, Dominika, Domenica, Dominga, Domingas, as well as the unisex Dominique, of French origin. Notable people named Dominic, Dominik or Dominick include:

People

Saints

* Saint Dominic of Silos (1000–1073), Spanish monk * Saint Dominic de la Calzada (1019–1109), Spanish saint *

Saint Dominic Saint Dominic, (; 8 August 1170 – 6 August 1221), also known as Dominic de Guzmán (), was a Castilians, Castilian Catholic priest and the founder of the Dominican Order. He is the patron saint of astronomers and natural scientists, and he a ...

(1170–1221), founder of the Dominican Order * Saint Dominguito del Val (died 1250), child martyr in Spain * Saint Dominic Savio (1842–1857), Italian schoolboy * Vietnamese Martyrs, canonized by John Paul II, 15 of whom were known as Dominic

Other religious figures

* Dominic Barberi (1792–1849), Italo-English theologian *

Dominic Collins Dominic Collins, SJ (; 1566 – 31 October 1602) was an Irish Jesuit lay brother, an ex-soldier, who died for his Catholic faith. He was beatified by Pope John Paul II, along with 16 other Irish Catholic Martyrs, on 27 September 1993.

(1566–1602), Irish Jesuit brother and martyr * Dominic Ekandem (1917–1995), Nigerian cardinal who was the first West African Catholic bishop * Dominic Gravina (1573–1643), Italian Dominican theologian * Dominic of Evesham, medieval prior of Evesham Abbey in England and writer of histories *

Dominic of Prussia Dominic of Prussia (; ; 1382–1461) was a Carthusian monk and ascetical writer. He is credited with a popular early form of the Rosary which focused on meditation. Life Born in Danzig (contemporarily Gdańsk), Prussia. According to the account ...

(1382–1461), Carthusian monk *

Dominic Schram Dominic Schram, sometimes spelled Schramm (24 October 1722 - 21 September 1797) was a German Benedictine theologian and canonist. Biography He was born at Bamberg. He took vows at Banz near Bamberg in 1743, and after being ordained priest on 18 ...

(1722–1797), German Benedictine theologian and canonist *

Dominic Tang Dominic Tang Yee-ming (; May 13, 1908 – June 27, 1995) was a Chinese Jesuit priest. Appointed Bishop in 1951 and later archbishop of Canton, he spent twenty-two years in jail for his loyalty to the Catholic Church and died in exile in the U ...

(1908–1995), last Archbishop of Canton officially recognized by the Holy See *

Dominicus Gundissalinus Dominicus Gundissalinus, also known as Domingo Gundisalvi or Gundisalvo ( 1115 – after 1190), was a philosopher and translator of Arabic to Medieval Latin active in Toledo, Spain. Among his translations, Gundissalinus worked on Avicenna's ''Liber ...

, Spanish archdeacon and scholastic philosopher

Art

* Doménikos Theotokópoulos (1541–1614), Greek painter known as El Greco *

Dominic Serres Dominic Serres ( 4 November 1793) was a French-born British painter who specialised in marine art. He co-founded the Royal Academy (RA) in 1768, and served as the RA's librarian from 1792 until his death. Life and works He was born in Auch ...

(1722–1793), French-born English painter *

Johann Dominik Bossi Johann Dominik Bossi (1767–1853), also known as ''Domenico Bossi'', was a 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 settl ...

(1767–1853), Italian painter *

Dominic Toubeix Dominique Maurice Toubeix (24 September 1924 – 16 July 2008), usually known as Dominic Toubeix or simply Dominic, was a French fashion designer who worked for some time in New York in the 1960s. Early life and career Toubeix was born in Paris, o ...

(1924–2008), French fashion designer who worked as "Dominic" in 1960s New York *

Dominic Di Mare Dominic L. Di Mare (born 1932) is an American artist and craftsperson, known for his weaving, abstract mixed-media sculpture, watercolor paintings, cast paper art, and fiber art. His work touches on themes of personal spirituality. He is based ...

(born 1932), American fiber artist and sculptor

Business

Dominic Barton Dominic Barton (born 1962), known as Bao Damin ( zh, 鲍达民) in China, is a Ugandan-born Canadian business executive, author, and diplomat. He is the current chairman of the private investment firm LeapFrog Investments and was the chancellor of ...

(born 1962), Ugandan-born Canadian management consultant and business executive * Dominic D'Alessandro (born 1947), Canadian business executive, President and CEO of Manulife Financial * Dominic Grassi (1801–1880), German merchant * Dominik Brunner (1959–2009), German businessman

Film and television

Andrew Dominik Andrew Dominik (born 7 October 1967) is an Australian film director and screenwriter. He has directed the crime film '' Chopper'' (2000), the Western drama film '' The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford'' (2007), the neo-n ...

(born 1967), Australian film-maker best known for ''The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford'' *

Don Ameche Don Ameche (; born Dominic Felix Amici; May 31, 1908 – December 6, 1993) was an American actor, comedian and vaudevillian. After playing in college shows, repertory theatre, and vaudeville, he became a major radio star in the early 19 ...

(Dominic Felix Amici, 1908–1993), American actor * Dom DeLuise (Dominick DeLuise, 1933–2009), American actor, comedian, film director, television producer, chef, and author * Dominic Chianese (born 1931), American actor, singer, and musician best known as Corrado Soprano from ''The Sopranos'' and Johnny Ola from ''The Godfather Part II'' * Dominic Coleman (born 1970), British actor * Dominic Cooper (born 1978), British-born actor who has appeared in ''The History Boys'' and ''The Duchess'' * Dominic Lam (born 1957), Hong Kong-Canadian actor and radio personality * Dominic Monaghan (born 1976), English actor best known as Charlie of ''Lost'' and Merry from the ''Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy * Dominic Ochoa (born 1974), Filipino actor *

Dominic Purcell Dominic Haakon Myrtvedt PurcellO'Connor, B,Break Out". '' Men's Fitness''. December/January 2007 Issue; retrieved 18 December 2006. (born 17 February 1970) is an Australian actor. He is best known as Lincoln Burrows in ''Prison Break'' (2005� ...

(born 1970), British-born Australian actor who now lives in the United States * Dominic Rains (born 1982), Iranian-American actor * Dominic Roco (born 1989), Filipino actor * Dominic Roque (born 1990), Filipino actor and model *

Dominic Sena Dominic Sena (born April 26, 1949) is an American film director and music video director. As a film director, he is best known for directing the films ''Kalifornia'' (1993), ''Gone in 60 Seconds (2000 film), Gone in 60 Seconds'' (2000), and ''S ...

(born 1949), American film director * Dominic Sherwood (born 1990), English actor and model best known as Christian Ozera of ''Vampire Academy'' and Jace Wayland from the ''Shadowhunters'' series * Dominic West (born 1969), English actor who has appeared in ''Chicago'', ''The Wire'' and ''300'' * Dominic Wood (born 1978), English entertainer, magician and presenter best known as one half of the double act Dick and Dom * Dominic Zamprogna (born 1979), Canadian-born actor known for his role on the American soap opera ''General Hospital'' * Dominik Diamond (born 1969), Scottish broadcaster, writer, radio presenter and former host of ''GamesMaster'' * Dominik Moll (born 1962), French director and screenwriter

Literature

* Dominik Tatarka (1913–1989), Slovak writer * Dominic Thomas (academic), British academic, UCLA professor, author of books on francophone African literature * Dominik Smole (1929–1992), Slovenian writer and playwright

Media

* Dominic Lawson (born 1956), British journalist; brother of Nigella Lawson, son of Nigel Lawson * Dominic Littlewood (born 1965), British TV presenter * Dominick Dunne (1925–2009), American writer and investigative journalist

Military

* Dominic Gentile (1920–1951), World War II USAAF pilot who held World War I records of downed aircraft * Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie, American Navy officer and astronaut * Dominic McCarthy (1892–1975), Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross *

Dominic McGlinchey Dominic McGlinchey (1954 – 10 February 1994) was an Irish people, Irish Irish republicanism, republican paramilitary leader who moved from the Provisional IRA to become head of the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) paramilitary group in th ...

(1954–1994), Chief of Staff of the Irish National Liberation Army * Dominic Sheldon, Anglo-Irish soldier of the seventeenth century * Dominik Hieronim Radziwiłł (1786–1813), Polish nobleman and soldier * Dominik von Königsegg-Rothenfels (1673–1751), Austrian imperial Fieldmarshal

Music

* Dominick Argento (1927–2019), American composer * Dominic Behan (1928–1989), Irish songwriter * Dominic Brown (born 1972), English guitarist and singer-songwriter * Dominic Cifarelli (born 1979), Canadian guitarist for The Chronicles of Israfel (formerly of Pulse Ultra) * Dominic Craik (born 1993), British guitarist for Nothing But Thieves * Dominic Fike (born 1995), American guitarist, singer and music arranger *

D. J. Fontana Dominic Joseph Fontana (March 15, 1931 – June 13, 2018) was an American musician best known as the drummer for Elvis Presley for 14 years. In 1955, he was hired to play drums for Presley, which marked the beginning of a 15-year relationshi ...

(1931–2018), American drummer * Dominic Frontiere (1931–2017), American composer, arranger, and jazz accordionist * Dominic Harrison (born 1997), British singer known as ''Yungblud'' * Dominic Howard (born 1977), British drummer for Muse * Dominic Masters, lead singer of British band The Others * Dominic Miller (born 1960), Argentinian-born English guitarist * Dominic Salole (born 1974), Somali-Canadian musician professionally known as ''Mocky'' * Dominic Smith (born 1973), British rapper and MC known as ''Dynamite MC'' * Dominic Sonic (1964–2020), French singer * Dominick Costa (1925–1983), American pop music arranger and record producer

Politics

* D. Clinton Dominick III (1918–2009), New York politician * Dom Mintoff (1916–2012), prime minister of Malta * Domenick L. Gabrielli (1912–1994), New York Court of Appeals judge * Dominggus Mandacan (born 1959), Indonesian governor * Dominic Cummings (born 1971), British political advisor * Dominic Dim Deng (1950–2008), first Minister of Defence for South Sudan * Dominic Fedee, Saint Lucian politician * Dominic Foreman (1933–2020), Australian politician * Dominic Grieve (born 1956), British politician and barrister * Dominic LeBlanc (born 1967), Canadian politician * Dominic Perrottet, Australian politician, Premier of New South Wales * Dominic Raab (born 1974), British conservative politician and government minister *

Dominik Mikołaj Radziwiłł Prince Dominik Mikołaj Radziwiłł (; 1643–1697) was a Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Polish–Lithuanian nobleman (szlachcic) and politician. He was son of Court and Grand Marshal Aleksander Ludwik Radziwiłł and Princess Lucrezia ...

(1643–1697), Polish nobleman and politician * Dominic Romain, Trinidad and Tobago politician

Science and medicine

* Dominic A. Antonelli, American astronaut * Dominic Bezzina, a minor Maltese philosopher who specialised in physics and logic * Dominic Borg, a minor Maltese philosopher who specialised in rhetoric and logic * Dominic Corrigan (1802–1880), Irish physician * Dominic Lam (born 1947), American doctor and artist * Dominic Landucci, American aquanaut * Dominic Serventy (1904–1988), Australian ornithologist

Sports

* Dom DiMaggio (1917–2009), American baseball player * Hans Dominik (1872–1945), German science fiction writer * Dominic Adiyiah (born 1989), Ghanaian footballer * Dominik Alberto (born 1992), Swiss pole vaulter and decathlete * Dominic Andres (born 1972), Swiss curler and Olympic champion * Dominic Ball (born 1995), English footballer * Dominic Bird (born 1991), New Zealand rugby union player * Dominic Calvert-Lewin (born 1997), English footballer *

Dominik Černý Dominik Černý (born 1 November 1997) is a Slovak race walker. Biography Dominik Černý was born 1 November 1997 in Nové Mesto nad Váhom. His engagement to his fellow athlete Hana Burzalová whom he proposed at the finish line of the 35 k ...

(born 1997), Slovak racewalker * Dominic Cork (born 1971), English cricketer * Dominic Corrigan (Gaelic footballer), (born 1962) * Dominik Eberle (born 1996), German American football player * Dominic Jones (born 1987), American football player * Dominic Lovett (born 2002), American football player *

Dominic Matteo Dominic Matteo (born 28 April 1974) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a defender and midfielder in a 17-year professional career from 1992 to 2009. He made a total of 366 league and cup appearances, of which 276 were ...

(born 1974), Scottish footballer * Dominic Moore (born 1980), Canadian professional ice hockey centre * Dominic Stricker (born 2002), Swiss professional tennis player * Dominic Solanke (born 1997), English professional footballer * Dominic Tan (born 1997), Malaysian footballer *

Dominic Thiem Dominic Thiem (; born 3 September 1993) is an Austrian former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 3 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which he first achieved in March 2020. Thiem won 17 ATP Tour-level s ...

(born 1993), Austrian professional tennis player * Dominic Thomas (born 1995), English footballer * Dominic Thompson (footballer) (born 2000), English footballer * Dominic Waters (born 1986), American basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League * Dominick Cruz (born 1985), American mixed martial artist, former UFC bantamweight champion * Dominik Halmoši (born 1987), Czech professional ice hockey goaltender * Dominik Hašek (born 1965), Czech professional ice hockey goaltender * Dominik Hrbatý (born 1978), Slovakian male tennis player * Dominik Szoboszlai (born 2000), Hungarian professional footballer * Dominik Landertinger (born 1988), Austrian biathlete * Dominik Mysterio (born 1997), American professional wrestler * Dominik Paris (born 1989), Italian alpine skier * Dominick Puni (born 2000), American football player * Dominick Welch (born 1998), American basketball player * Dominick Zator (born 1994), Canadian soccer player * Dominic Zvada (born 2003), American football player * Dominic Smith (born 1995), American baseball player

Other professions

* Dominic Bohm, German modernist architect * Dominic Holland (born 1969), English comedian and author * Dominic Panganiban (born 1990), Canadian YouTuber and animator * Dominic Wong (1942–2012), official in the Hong Kong Government

Fictional characters

* Dominic, one of the two rival gang leaders on the '' Person of Interest'' TV series, whose nickname was "Mini" * Dominic Flandry, central character in the second half of Poul Anderson's Technic History science fiction series * Dominic Fortune, comic book character * Dominic Greene, primary antagonist in the James Bond film ''Quantum of Solace'' * Dominic Hargan, from '' Power Rangers Jungle Fury'' *Dominic Palmeiri, the main child character in ''Kindergarten Cop'', also known as Cullen Crisp Jr. * Dominic Reilly, on the long-running British soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' * Dominic Santini, on the series ''Airwolf'' * Dominic Sorel, in the 2005–2006 anime and manga series ''Eureka Seven'' * Dominic the Dragon, minor character in the role-playing video game '' Miitopia'' * Dominic Toretto, also known as Dom; character from ''The Fast and the Furious'' movies * Dominick Carisi, Jr., from ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' * Dominick Cobb, from ''Inception'' * Dominick the Donkey, the Italian Christmas donkey from a 1960 song by Lou Monte * Dominick Hide, lead character in two episodes of the BBC's ''Play for Today'' series * Dominick Marone, from ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' * Dominick Santoro, Nicky Santoro's brother in the 1995 film ''

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'', based on Michael Spilotro *Dominic Badguy, from '' Muppets Most Wanted'' *Dominic "Bandit" Brunsmeier, a character that features in the video game '' Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege''

References

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