<Tr> <Th> Related names </Th> <Td> Dominicus, Domingo, Dominick, Dominique, Dominik </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> A common Roman Catholic name given to a male child born on a Sunday </Td> </Tr> <P> Dominic is a name common among Roman Catholics and other Latin - Romans as a boys name . Originally from the late Roman - Italic name "Dominicus" its translation means, "Lordly", "Belonging to God" or "of the Master". Variations include: Dominicus, Dominik, Dominick, Domenic, Domenico (Italian rendition), Domanic, Domonic, Domingo, Domingos, Dominggus; the feminine forms Dominika, Dominica, Domenica, Dominga, Domingas; and the French unisex form Dominique . Dominic name mean live and care Saint Dominic founded a well - known order of monks . The name, meaning Lord, is sometimes used to reference Sunday (the Lord's day). The feminine variation of Dominique (French) is used as a unisex name . </P> <Ul> <Li> Saint Dominic of Silos (1000 - 1073), Spanish monk </Li> <Li> Saint Dominic (1170--1221), founder of the Dominican Order of friars </Li> <Li> Saint Dominic de la Calzada (1019--1109), Spanish saint </Li> <Li> Saint Dominguito del Val (died 1250) child martyr </Li> <Li> Saint Dominic Savio (1842--1857), Italian schoolboy </Li> <Li> Vietnamese Martyrs, canonized by John Paul II, 15 of 117 of whom were known as DDominic </Li> </Ul>

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