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Dominic

[ˈdɔminit͡s]

Dominic is the English form of the name, with Dominik being its Slovak counterpart. It belongs to the Christian naming tradition, and its well-known bearer was Saint Dominic, founder of the Dominican Order. In the Slovak environment, it has a foreign spelling, but when pronounced with a final k, it declines naturally according to the 'chlap' paradigm.

Name variants

International equivalents and translations

English:
Dominic
Slovak:
Czech:
Hungarian:
Polish:
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Municipal population record

The name is officially recorded in the civil registries and population records of Slovak municipalities. The basic onomastic profile is based on municipal records.

Origin and etymology of the name

Scholarly onomastic and linguistic analysis
Linguistic explanation and meaning

The name Dominic means 'belonging to the Lord' and its origins trace back to Christian tradition.

Detailed Slovak etymology analysis

Dominic je anglická podoba mena Dominicus. Latinské prídavné meno dominicus znamená „pánov, patriaci pánovi“ a je odvodené od dominus „pán“. V kresťanskej tradícii sa význam vzťahuje na Boha: „patriaci Pánovi“.

Sources and scholarly methodology: Etymológia a jazykové ekvivalenty: Behind the Name, s odkazmi na latinský slovník Lewisa a Shorta a onomastický slovník E. G. Withycombeovej. Anglická výslovnosť: Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries. Skloňovanie je aplikáciou pravidiel pre cudzie mužské mená podľa Morfológie slovenského jazyka, sprístupnenej JÚĽŠ SAV. Domácke tvary sú možné slovenské rodinné oslovenia prevzaté od podoby Dominik, nie overený rebríček obľúbenosti. Konkrétne heslo v monografii M. Majtána nebolo priamo overené.

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International Traveler Index

How easily Dominic is pronounced abroad, written on tickets, and perceived worldwide

100 / 100Svetobežník (Globálne meno)
Degree of global adaptability100 %
Passport & airline ticket spelling:

DOMINIC

100% identical to original form
Script & diacritics:

No diacritics (ASCII)

Universal international spelling
World languages:

9 foreign variants

Česky, Anglicky, Maďarsky
Travel strengths of this name
  • •Zápis bez diakritiky – 100 % zhodný s medzinárodnými pasmi, letenkami a cudzími klávesnicami.
  • •Univerzálna výslovnosť – neobsahuje zhluky hlások náročné pre cudzincov.
  • •Globálne rozšírené meno – má priame ekvivalenty vo viac než 9 svetových jazykoch.

Name days and calendars

Dates in Slovak and international calendars

This name does not have a nameday in the official SK calendar

Pronunciation and phonetic note:[ˈdɔminit͡s]

Koncové c sa vyslovuje ako k. Pri poslovenčenej výslovnosti: do-mi-nik; anglická výslovnosť je približne dom-ə-nik, s prízvukom na prvej slabike.

Grammar & Cases

Overview of grammatical cases for greetings, cards, and official use
Syllable count: 3
1. Nominative:Who, what?
Dominic
2. Genitive:Of whom, of what?
Dominica
3. Dative:To whom, to what?
Dominicovi
4. Accusative:Whom, what?
Dominica
5. Vocative (address):Direct address
Dominic!
6. Locative:About whom, about what?
Dominicovi
7. Instrumental:With whom, with what?
Dominicom

Diminutives and pet forms

Affectionate and family nicknames
Domestic forms, nicknames and diminutives:
DomiDomčoDominoDominko
Formal address:Official correspondence and formal occasions
Dear Mr. Dominic
Familiar address (intimate form):Addressing family and friends
Domi! Domčo! Dominko!

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Dominic Smith

3 + 1 = 4 syllables

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Initials / monogram:with dots:D.S.without dots:DS
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