Dom
Encyclopedia
People
- Dom peopleDom peopleThe Dom of the Middle East are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group. Some authors relate them to the Domba people of India.- Culture :...
, an ethnic group in the Middle East - DomsDomsThe Doms are a Bengali Hindu caste found in large numbers in Birbhum, Bankura and other districts in the western fringe of the Indian state of West Bengal...
, people of indigenous origin found in the Indian state of West Bengal - DombaDombaThe Domba or Dom are an ethnic or social group, or groups, scattered across India. They are usually segregated from the mainstream community as outcastes.The Domba are sometimes also called "Chandala". Both terms also came to be used in the sense of "outcaste" in general...
or Dom, an ethnic group of India - Martinus DomMartinus DomMartinus Dom, born Frans Daniël Dom, , was the first abbot of the Trappist Abbey of Westmalle in Belgium and founded the Trappist brewery. He was a son of Jan Frans Dom, a cattle merchant, and Elisabeth Van Berckelaer...
(1791–1873), first abbot of the Trappist Abbey of Westmalle in Belgium and founder of the Trappist brewery - Dom CapersDom CapersErnest Dominic "Dom" Capers is an American football coach, the current defensive coordinator of the Green Bay Packers, and the only man to serve two different National Football League expansion teams as their inaugural head coach....
, American football coach - Dom DeLuiseDom DeLuiseDominick "Dom" DeLuise was an American actor, comedian, film director, television producer, chef, and author. He was the husband of actress Carol Arthur from 1965 until his death and the father of: actor, director, pianist, and writer Peter DeLuise; actor David DeLuise; and actor Michael DeLuise...
, American entertainer - Dom DiMaggioDom DiMaggioDominic Paul DiMaggio , nicknamed "The Little Professor", was a Major League Baseball center fielder. He played his entire 11-year baseball career for the Boston Red Sox...
, American baseball player - Dominic HowardDominic HowardDominic James "Dom" Howard , is the drummer for the English rock band Muse.-Early life:Howard was born in Stockport, Greater Manchester, in England. When he was around 8 years old he moved with his family to Teignmouth, a small town in Devon. He began playing drums at about the age of 12, when he...
, drummer for the English rock band Muse - Dom MintoffDom MintoffDom Mintoff is a Maltese politician, journalist and architect, who served as leader of the Labour Party from 1949 to 1984, Prime Minister of Malta from 1955 to 1958 and again, post-Independence, from 1971 to...
, former Prime Minister of Malta - Dominic WoodDominic WoodDominic Simon "Dom" Wood is an English entertainer, magician and presenter of radio and television, best known as one half of the double act Dick and Dom, with the other being Richard McCourt....
or Dom, a British children's entertainer and TV presenter - Dom Nguyen (aka Shirt Guy Dom), an entertainment writer who has inspired a fictional character of the same name in the webcomic MegaTokyo
Fictional characters
- Dom Perino, in Degrassi: The Next Generation
- Dominic ReillyDominic ReillyDominic "Dom" Reilly is a fictional character from the long-running Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by John Pickard. Dom made his first appearance on 13 September 2005 as the estranged half-brother of Tony Hutchinson, whose portrayer, Nick Pickard, is John Pickard's brother...
, in the soap opera Hollyoaks - Dominic ThompsonDominic ThompsonDominic "Dom" Thompson is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. He was portrayed by Shane Cortese and since the characters death, Dom has picked up an icon status for his explosive storylines....
, in the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street
Other uses
- dóm, Old English word meaning "judgment", "law"; see Anglo-Saxon lawAnglo-Saxon lawAnglo-Saxon law is a body of written rules and customs that were in place during the Anglo-Saxon period in England, before the Norman conquest. This body of law, along with early Scandinavian law and continental Germanic law, descended from a family of ancient Germanic custom and legal thought...
- a shortened form of the male name DominicDominicDominic is a male name. Translated from Latin it means "Of Our Lord" or "Belonging to God". Variations include: Dominik, Dominick, Domenic, Domenico, Domanic, Domonic, Domingos and the unisex but usually feminine Dominique Dominic is a male name. Translated from Latin it means "Of Our Lord" or...
or its variants - Dom (Mischabel), the third highest mountain in the Alps
- Dom (title)Dom (title)Dom is a title of respect prefixed to the given name. It derives from Latin Dominus.It is used in English for certain Benedictine and Carthusian monks, and for members of certain communities of Canons Regular. Examples include Benedictine monks of the English Benedictine Congregation...
, a title of respect, derived from Latin Dominus - Dom Tower of UtrechtDom Tower of UtrechtThe Dom Tower of Utrecht is the tallest church tower in the Netherlands, at 112.5 metres in height, and the Gothic-style tower is the symbol of the city. The tower was part of the Cathedral of Saint Martin, Utrecht, also known as Dom Church, and was built between 1321 and 1382, to a design by...
, a tower in Utrecht, the Netherlands - Dom, German-language version of the Italian DuomoDuomoDuomo is a term for a cathedral church. The formal word for a church that is presently a cathedral is cattedrale; a Duomo may be either a present or a former cathedral . Some, like the Duomo of Monza, have never been cathedrals, although old and important...
for cathedrals or collegiate churches - Dom (film)Dom (film)Dom is a 1958 Polish short film directed by Walerian Borowczyk and Jan Lenica. The short combines live action with various animation techniques, such as stop motion, cut-out animation and pixilation.-Plot:...
, a 1958 Polish film - Dom (band)Dom (band)Dom is an American indie rock band hailing from Worcester, Massachusetts.With fuzzy low-fi distortion and broken Casio keyboard lines, Dom filters a DIY aesthetic through the upbeat, sunny rhythms of pop music. The band was formed in January 2010 by Dom and drummer Bobby after writing the song,...
, an American indie rock band from Worcester, Massachusetts - MS-09 Dom, a mobile suit in the anime Mobile Suit Gundam
- Dom, short for 'dominant' or 'topTop (BDSM)In BDSM, a top or dominant is the partner in a BDSM relationship or in a BDSM scene who takes the active or controlling role over that of the bottom or submissive partner....
' a label describing a partner taking the controlling role in a BDSM scene