Dominique
\dɔ.mi.nik\⚥French unisex name: girls and boys
A French name for girls and boys of Latin origin.
At a glance
| Gender | Feminine and masculine (unisex) |
|---|---|
| Origin | Latin |
| Pronunciation | \dɔ.mi.nik\ |
| Compound names | Dominique-Marie, Jean-Dominique, Marie-Dominique |
Origin and meaning
Borrowed from Late Latin Dominicus, derived from Dominus (“Lord”).
Where it is mostly given
- France
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
Around the world
- GermanDominik, Domenika
- EnglishDominic
- BasqueTxomin
- BretonDominig
- CorsicanDoumé
- CroatianDominik, Dominika
- SpanishDomingo
- GreekΔομήνικος
- HungarianDomonkos, Dominik, Dominika
- ItalianDomenico
- PolishDominik, Dominika
In literature
« — J’vas faire un tour, dit-il au vieux Dominique, qui, une aiguille de bois aux doigts, réparait quelques mailles de l’échiquier, qu’une branche de saule avait rompues. »Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Jules78120, Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).