Dominic

Dominik or Dominic is a male first name, which is also found as a surname in use.

Origin and Meaning

Dominik is the shortening to Dominic, Latin Dominicus, meaning " belonging to the Lord ". With the Lord Jesus Christ is meant. Since this Domenica - "Day of the Lord" Sunday said, where the biblical tradition after Jesus rose from the dead, the name may also born on this day child call.

Dissemination

The family name Dominik (also in the form of Dominic ) is in central Germany particularly common.

Variants

Commonly used forms of the name are female Dominika, Dominica and Domenika; male forms are Dominig, Dominic and Dominic. The French form Dominique can be both male and female.

The name came in the Middle Ages to great popularity and is present in nearly all European countries and languages.

  • Dominick, Domenic
  • Dominic (English)
  • Domenico ( Italian)
  • Dominique (French - can be both male and female)
  • Domingo, Dominico ( Spanish)
  • Dominykas, Dominguez Incas ( Lithuanian )
  • Domingov (Russian)
  • Domka ( Slavic short form)
  • Nedeljko, Nediljko (Croatian and Serbian, nedelja means Sunday)
  • Domonkos ( Hungarian)
  • Txomin (Basque )
  • Domas
  • Dominiak
  • Domenikos ( Greek)

Name Days

Depending on the denomination and the calendar:

Well-known bearers of the name

First name

  • Johann Dominik miller's man (1793-1876), Austrian sculptor
  • Dominik Kalata SJ ( born 1925 ), Catholic bishop
  • Dom Cerulli (1927-2012), American journalist and music functionary
  • Dominik Graf ( b. 1952 ), German film and television director
  • Dominique Horwitz (* 1957), German - born French actor
  • Dominic Raacke (* 1958), German actor
  • Dominic Heinzl (* 1964 ), Austrian television presenter and journalist
  • Dominik Hašek (born 1965 ), Czech ice hockey goalie in the NHL
  • Dominik Schwaderlapp (* 1967), Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Cologne and canon, Auxiliary Bishop Archdiocese of Cologne
  • Dominik Finkelde (* 1970), German Jesuit priest, philosopher and playwright
  • Dominic Monaghan (born 1976 ), British actor
  • Dominik Eulberg (* 1978), German DJ and producer in the field of electronic music
  • Dominik Hrbatý ( b. 1978 ), Slovak tennis player
  • Dominic Oduro ( born 1985 ), Ghanaian footballer
  • Dominik Schmidt ( * 1987), German football player
  • Dominic Kelm (* 1988), German handball player
  • Dominic Pürcher (* 1988), Austrian football player
  • Dominic Adiyiah (* 1989), Ghanaian footballer
  • Dominik Buechele (* 1991), German singer
  • Dominik Schmid ( footballer ) (* 1989), German football player
  • Dominik Schmid ( handball player ) (* 1989), Austrian handball player

Family name

  • Andrew Dominik (born 1967 ), New Zealand film director and screenwriter
  • Dominik Friedrich (1829-1891), German veterinary surgeon
  • Hans Dominik (1872-1945), German SF and non-fiction author, science journalist and engineer
  • Hans Dominik (officer ) ( 1870-1910 ), German officer in the Imperial Colonial Army for Cameroon
  • Thorsten Dominik ( born 1977 ), German Ringer

Use in customs, art and popular culture

  • The Dominik, Danziger year market since 1260 (Polish Jarmark Sw. Dominika )
  • The Dominicusmesse ( Mass in C major, K. 66 ) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  • The number -one hit of Dominique Sœur Sourire ( " The Singing Nun " ) ( 1963)
  • The song Domingo Yello (1985 )
  • The song Dominic of The Legendary Pink Dots (2005)
  • The song Mama Domenica by Andy Borg
  • The song Santa Domenica by Roger Whittaker
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