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    Dominic

    DOM-ih-nik

    Latin
    Boy
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Belonging to the Lord
    Origin
    Latin
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Dominic does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Belonging to the Lord", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Dominic.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    2000s (0.20% of births), currently rising
    Spiritual meaning
    Dominic declares total belonging to God — in life and death, we are His.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Romans 14:8

      "For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's."

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