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What Does The Name Dominic Mean?

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    Dominic basically is a common first name, translated from Latin in which it means "of God'. Many saints have had this name. For instance Saint Dominic, Dominic of Osma, also known as Dominic de Guzman, was the creator of the Friars Preachers, famously known as Dominicans and Order of Preachers which is a Christian religious category.

    Dominic is even the supporter saint of astronomers and the Dominican Republic. Dominic had taken birth in Caleruega, in between Osman and Aranda in Old Castile, Spain. He got his name after Saint Dominic of Silos, who is the Patron saint of the Benedictine Abbey of Santo Domingo de Silos, which is positioned a few miles north of Caleruega.

    Saint Dominic was born in the year 1170 and expired on August 4th, 1221.
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    Memo 

    answered 3 years ago

      The name Dominic is of Latin Origin. The meaning of the name is "lord" in Latin. Dominic is a name for boys however its female variant is Dominique. It has traditionally been given to those children who were born on the Lord's Day or Sunday. It was also known to be the name of one St. Dominic who was responsible for starting a monastic order of considerable importance. The name Dominic depending on culture and region has over sixteen variations including Demenico, Dom, Demingo, Domenico, Domino, Dominy, Dominik, Domingo, Domini, Domenique, Dominick etc.

      Dominic is a very popular name and was the name of several religious figures besides the monk who started the order namely Saint Dominic of Silos, Dominic of Prussia who was a Carthusian monk and an English theologian called Dominic Barberi whose title was "Dominic of the Mother of God."
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      Fullon 

      answered 3 years ago

        Belonging to god
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        Guest

        Guest 

        answered 9 months ago

        Dominic villafranco is a boy that go s  to my school
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        Marie1998 

        answered 2 months ago

        It means nice and mean
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        Guest 

        answered 5 days ago

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