The name was originally given to children born on Sunday, dies dominica, but later the name was often given in honor of the saint.
  
  
- Belgium
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- Dutch
- ● 1597x1598 Dominicus BoonenGes p. 341
 
- Czech Republic
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- Latin
- ● 1349 Dominico (dat) chlumecky 44
 
- England
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- Early Modern English
- ● 1530 Domyngo PP-HenV p. 17;
 1586 Dominick DEmar-vol2 p. 12
- Walloon
- ● 1583 Dominique RWC p. 563
 
- France
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- Latin
- ● 814 Dominici (gen) StVdM-II H2,
 Dominico (abl) ibid. F21,
 Dominicus (nom) ibid. A1;
 c823 Dominicus (nom) irminon-vol2 6, Gaugiacum;
 848 Dominico (abl) CartNoaille III;
 1065x1079 Dominicus (nom) StVdM-II 663;
 1138x62 Dominicus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 69;
 1143 Dominicus (nom) ibid. 10;
 1147 Dominico (abl) ibid. 18,
 Dominicus (nom) ibid. 15;
 1179 Dominici (gen) ibid. 177,
 Dominico (abl) ibid. 177,
 Dominicus (nom) ibid. 176;
 1287 Dominicus (nom) GasReg-A p. 74;
 1310 Dominicus (nom) ibid. p. 217;
 1378 Dominici (gen) hanquetvol1 845,
 Dominicus (nom) ibid. 2294;
 1471 Dominico (abl) MHCG2 234
- Old French
- ● 1296 Domien paris1296 p. 18;
 1301 Doumenge (obl) ArchReimsII1 XIII,
 Doumenges (nom) ibid. XIII
- Middle French
- ● 1418 Dominique DdB1418 p. 213,
 HGParis p. 387;
 1438 Dominicque favier 164,
 Dominique ibid. p. 290;
 1529 Domenique HistHdVParis no. 7;
 1564 Dominique RegPCC-1 p. 59;
 1565 Dominique ibid. p. 176;
 1566 Dominique ibid. p. 204;
 1567 Dominique ibid. p. 286;
 1570 Dominique ibid. p. 553;
 1588 Dominique raymond1588 p. 564
 
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 1394 Dominici (gen) SMM p. 173
- ◑ 1322 Minigus (nom) SMM p. 158;
 1394 Minigo (nom) ibid. p. 172,
 Minigonis (gen) ibid. p. 171
 
- Hungary
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- Latin
- ● 1317 Dominici (gen) CDH-VIII-II XV;
 1351 Dominico (abl) CDH-IX-II I
 
- Ireland
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- Early Modern English
- ● 1525/6 Dominic Fiants-1 11;
 1539 Domynyke ibid. 75
 
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 828 Dominicus (nom) FRA-XXXL 12;
 961 dominici (gen) CDC-II CCXII;
 1092 Dominici (gen) RCI-Cam1 566;
 1100 Dominico (abl) ibid. 627;
 1324 Dominicus (nom) DSF p. 47, 3724;
 1326 Dominicus (nom) Friuli-14thC no. 428;
 1366 Domenichus (nom) Livi 115,
 Dominichi (gen) ibid. 61,
 Dominichus (nom) ibid. 100;
 1367 Domenichus (nom) ibid. 116,
 Dominicho (abl) ibid. 118,
 Dominici (gen) ibid. 161,
 Dominicus (nom) SMM p. 130;
 1368 Dominic (gen) Livi 212,
 Dominichus (nom) ibid. 184;
 1369 Domenichus (nom) ibid. 250,
 Domenicus (nom) ibid. 249,
 Dominichus (nom) ibid. 246,
 Dominici (gen) ibid. 240;
 1376 Domiges (gen) DouGen1 p. 223,
 Dominicho (abl) ibid. p. 75,
 Dominici (gen) ibid. p. 215,
 Doniges (gen) ibid. p. 216;
 1387 Dominicus (nom) Venditti II-90;
 1401 Dominichus (nom) SDHK no. 15739;
 1449 Dominico (abl) VitAs2 X;
 1450 Dominicus (nom) ibid. IX;
 1464 Dominicus (nom) CUP-III-I CCXXXI;
 1490 Dominici (gen) VitAs2 IIIIII;
 1521 Dominici (gen) ibid. III;
 1522x1532 Dominicus (nom) DSF p. 51, 24;
 1527 Dominicus (nom) Rome1527 p. 83
- ◑ 1300 Menego (dat) ActDipVeneto-I-1 p. 48;
 1326 Menegatius (nom) Friuli-14thC no. 428;
 1367 Minigo (nom) SMM p. 130;
 1470 Minichello (abl) RCCaetani6 1192,
 Minichellus (nom) ibid. XXI-62;
 1522x1532 Minichellus (nom) DSF p. 51, 23,
 Minichilli (gen) ibid. p. 57, 28,
 Minichillus (nom) ibid. p. 52, 28,
 Minicus (nom) ibid. p. 53, 41
- Italian
- ● 1401 Domenichi (gen) SDHK no. 15739;
 1429–1430 Domenico DiaryLMA p. 260;
 1449 Domeneco VitAs2 II;
 1513x1521 Domenico LeoX p. 17,
 Dominico ibid. p. 14,
 Dom̃co ibid. p. 13
- ◑ 1513x1521 Menico LeoX p. 17,
 Minicho ibid. p. 14
 
- Portugal
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- Latin
- ● 1121 Dominicus (nom) PHGCRP-I no. 2;
 1214 Dominicus (nom) ibid. no. 20;
 1256 Dominici (gen) ibid. no. 17,
 Dominicus (nom) ibid. no. 17;
 1269 Dominici (gen) ibid. no. 11,
 Dominico (dat) ibid. no. 11
 
- Spain
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- Latin
- ● 1068 Dominicus (nom) CDSS I;
 1124 Domingo (abl) ibid. V,
 Dominguez (gen) ibid. V;
 1276 Dominico (abl) CDGH XLVI,
 Dominicum (acc) ibid. XLVI,
 Dominicus (nom) ibid. XLVI,
 dominici (gen) ibid. XLVI;
 1488 Domenech (nom) carbonell-I p. 23,
 Dominicus (nom) ibid. p. 21;
 1489 Dominici (gen) ibid. p. 32;
 1490 Domenech (nom) ibid. p. 42
- Catalan
- ● 1510 Domenech valencia1510 701,
 Domenego ibid. 697,
 Domingo ibid. 3194
- Old Spanish
- ● 1225 Domingo PHGCRP-I no. 15
- Spanish
- ● 1318 Domingo deMoxo;
 1319 Domingo ibid.;
 1323 Domingo ibid.;
 1326 Domingo ibid.;
 1331 Domingo ibid.;
 1336 Domingo ibid.;
 1495 Domingo montalvo;
 1576 Domingo Catalogo-5.2 4013
 
- Ukraine
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- Latin
- ● 1469 Dominicus (nom) AGZ-18 26
 
Cite as: G. Grim, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Dominic". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2019, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2019/1/name/Dominic.