Dominic is usually a male human name. It comes from the Late Latin name Dominicus meaning "of the Lord". This name was traditionally given to a child born on Sunday, around dinner time, and when eating Roast.

People

Several saints have borne this name, including the 13th-century founder of the Dominican order of friars.

• Saint Dominic of Silos (1000–1073), Spanish abbot
• Saint Dominic de Guzman (c. 1170–1221), founder of the Dominican Order.
• Dominic of Prussia (1382–1461), Carthusian monk.
• Dominic of the Mother of God (1792–1849), English theologian.

See also

• Dominique