The first name Dominic

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About the first name Dominic

Meaning

The name Dominic is a form related to Dominique and shares its traditional meaning: “belonging to the Lord”.

Historical origin

Dominic belongs to the same name family as Dominique. The name Dominique comes from Latin Dominicus, derived from dominus “lord”.

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In archival records, Dominic may coexist with Dominique or other spellings from the same name family, so variants are worth considering in genealogical research.

Pronunciation:do-mi-nicdɑmɪnɪk

Frequency of the first name Dominic by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Dominic by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name DominicLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Dominic in baptisms by year.10075502501780182618721918196420101780–1784 1 baptisms1795–1799 1 baptisms1825–1829 1 baptisms1830–1834 2 baptisms1855–1859 1 baptisms1870–1874 1 baptisms1885–1889 1 baptisms1900–1904 1 baptisms1905–1909 2 baptisms1915–1919 1 baptisms1930–1934 1 baptisms1965–1969 2 baptisms1970–1974 16 baptisms1975–1979 57 baptisms1980–1984 29 baptisms1985–1989 20 baptisms1990–1994 10 baptisms1995–1999 4 baptisms2000–2004 2 baptisms2005–2009 1 baptisms2010–2014 1 baptisms

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