Given name · also Late Latin

Dumìnica

“lord”·“master”·“of”

Dumìnica is a feminine given name from Late Latin, ultimately from Latin. It is used in Sicilian.

Original LatinDominicus

Meaning & origin

What it means

Dumìnica is built from elements meaning “lord”, “master” and “of”, “pertaining to”, “belonging to”, “connected with”.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Dumìnica comes from Late Latin, and ultimately from Latin.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In Sicilian usage, Dumìnica developed from DOMINICUS.

Dumìnica’s family of names

In Sicilian usage, Dumìnica shares a linguistic root with the French form Dominique. In Sicilian usage, Dumìnica has a conventional equivalent in the English form Dominic. In Sicilian usage, Dumìnica shares a linguistic root with the Spanish form Dominga.

Walk Dumìnica’s family in the name graph

DumìnicaRuminicaDuminicaRumìnicaDominicDominiqueDomingaDomenicaDominicus

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Around the world

Dumìnica has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.

LatinSicilian

Latinwhere Dumìnica comes from · 1 name

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 3

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 5

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Latin

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Ancient Greek

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Angélica

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Latin

Dèbora

“bee”

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Latin

Delle Piane

Delle Piane is a surname from Latin. It is used in Italian.

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Dumìnica’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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