Dominic

Dominic

Dominic is a male name. Translated from Latin it means 'of our lord' or 'belonging to God'. Variations include: Domenic, Dominik, Dominick and the usually feminine Dominique.

The name may refer to:

Saints

• Saint Dominic, also known as Dominic de Guzmán (c. 1170–1221), founder of the Dominican order
• Saint Dominic Loricatus (995-1060), umbrian Benedectine monk
• Saint Dominic of Silos (1000–1073), abbot of the Spanish monastery of San Sebastián
• Saint Dominic de la Calzada (d. 1109), Basque hermit
• Saint Dominic Savio (1842-1857)
• Vietnamese Martyrs, canonized by John Paul II, 15 of 117 of whom were known as Dominic

Other religious people

• Blessed Dominic Barberi (1792–1849), English theologian
• Dominic Ekandem (1917-1995), a Cardinal who was the first West African Catholic Bishop
• Dominicus Gundissalinus (c. 1150), Spanish archdeacon and scholastic philosopher
• Dominic of Prussia (1382–1461), Carthusian monk

Business

• Dominic D’Alessandro (b. 1947), President and CEO of Manulife Financial

Music

• Dominic Cifarelli (b. 1977), guitarist for The Chronicles of Israfel (formerly of Pulse Ultra)
• Dominic Frontiere (b. 1931), American composer, arranger, and jazz accordionist
• Dominic Howard, drummer for Muse
• Dominic Miller (b. 1960), Argentinian-born English guitarist

Sports

• Dominic Barrett (b. 1985), English Ten pin Bowling star
• Dominik Hašek (b. 1965), a Czech ice hockey goalkeeper
• Domenic Mediate (b. 1982), a footballer who currently plays for D.C. United of Major League Soccer
• Domenico Schiattarella (b. 1967), Italian racing driver

Cinema

• Dominic Cooper (b. 1978), British-born actor who has appeared in The History Boys and The Duchess
• Dominic Monaghan (b. 1976), English actor best known as Charlie of Lost and Merry from the Lord of the Rings film trilogy
• Dominic Purcell (b. 1970), British-born Australian actor who now lives in the United States
• Dominic Sena (b. 1949), American film director
• Dominic West (b. 1969), English actor who has appeared in Chicago and 300

Fiction

• Dominic Sorel, a character in the 2005-2006 anime and manga series Eureka Seven
• Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire, daily fantasy webcomic launched in 2002

Military

• Operation Dominic I and II, a series of 105 nuclear test explosions conducted in 1962 and 1963 by the United States

Places

• St Dominick, Cornwall, a village in the United Kingdom
• Dominican Republic, the country in the Caribbean