Dominique (given name)
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For other uses, see Dominique (disambiguation)
Dominique (disambiguation)
Dominique is a Francophone unisex given name. See Dominique .Dominique may refer to:-Real:*Dominique Dawes, US gymnast*Dominique de Ménil, French American art collector and museum founder...

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Dominique is the French feminine and masculine form of Dominic
Dominic
Dominic 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...

, hence it is unisex. It is of French and Latin origin, and its meaning is "of the lord".

Variants

Domaneke, Domanique, Domenica, Domeniga, Domenique, Dominee, Domineek, Domineke, Dominga, Domini, Dominica, Dominie, Dominika, Dominyka, Dominiki, Dominizia, Domino, Dominica, Domitia, Domorique, Meeka, Mika, and Nikki

Real

  • Jean-Dominique Bauby
    Jean-Dominique Bauby
    Jean-Dominique Bauby was a well-known French journalist, author and editor of the French fashion magazine ELLE.On 8 December 1995 at the age of 43, Bauby suffered a massive stroke. When he woke up twenty days later, he found he was entirely speechless; he could only blink his left eyelid...

    , a well-known French
    France
    The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

     journalist
    Journalist
    A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...

     and author
    Author
    An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...

     and editor of the French fashion magazine ELLE
    Elle
    Elle may refer to:*Elle, Central African Republic*Elle , a fashion publication*Ellé, a river in France*Elle , a female given name*Elle , a Sri Lankan game similar to baseball*Ælle of Sussex, a Saxon king...

    , author of his memoir The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
    The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
    The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is a translation of the French memoir Le scaphandre et le papillon by journalist Jean-Dominique Bauby. It describes what his life is like after suffering a massive stroke that left him with a condition called locked-in syndrome...

    .
  • Dominique Dawes
    Dominique Dawes
    Dominique Margaux Dawes is a retired United States artistic gymnast. She was 10-year member of the U.S. national gymnastics team, the 1994 U.S. all-around senior National Champion, a three-time Olympian, a World Championships silver medalist and a member of the gold-medal winning "Magnificent...

     U.S. gymnast who was a member of the Magnificent Seven
    Magnificent Seven
    Magnificent Seven or Magnificent 7 may refer to:* The Magnificent Seven, a 1960 western film* The Magnificent Seven , a 1997–2000 television series based on the 1960 film...

     that won the first ever Gold Medal for the United States in the Women's Team Competition at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
  • Dominique de Menil
    Dominique de Menil
    Dominique de Menil was a French-American art collector, philanthropist, founder of the Menil Collection and an heiress to the Schlumberger Limited oil-equipment fortune...

    , American art collector and museum founder, heiress to the Schlumberger Limitedoilfield service.
  • Miss Dominique
    Miss Dominique
    Miss Dominique [as she is generally known as], born Dominique Michalon September 7, 1978 in Sarcelles, France, is a French singer and second-place finalist of the fourth edition of Nouvelle Star [based version of "Pop Idol"]. Her parents are both Caribbean.- Early life :Michalon was born on 7...

    , born Dominique Michalon is a French singer and second-place finalist of the fourth edition of Nouvelle Star
    Nouvelle Star
    Nouvelle Star is a French television series based on the popular Pop Idol programme produced by FremantleMedia and broadcast by M6 in France....

    .
  • Dominique Moceanu
    Dominique Moceanu
    Dominique "Domi" Helena Moceanu is an American gymnast who was a member of the Olympic Gold medal winning 1996 U.S...

    , U.S. gymnast who was a member of the Magnificent Seven
    Magnificent Seven
    Magnificent Seven or Magnificent 7 may refer to:* The Magnificent Seven, a 1960 western film* The Magnificent Seven , a 1997–2000 television series based on the 1960 film...

     that won the first ever Gold Medal for the United States in the Women's Team Competition at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
  • Dominique Monami
    Dominique Monami
    Dominique Monami is a former Belgian professional female tennis player.In 1995, she married her coach Bart Van Roost, with whom she has a daughter, and played under the name Dominique Van Roost until their divorce in 2003.Her biggest achievement came during the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where...

    , former Belgian professional female tennis player.
  • Catherine-Dominique de Pérignon
    Catherine-Dominique de Pérignon
    Catherine-Dominique de Pérignon, 1st Marquis de Grenade was Marshal of France.-Early life:He was born to a family of small nobility in Grenade-sur-Garonne, département of the Haute-Garonne. After a roturier appointment in the grenadier corps of Aquitaine, he retired to his estate...

     1st Marquis de Grenade, was Marshal of France.
  • Dominique Strauss-Kahn
    Dominique Strauss-Kahn
    Dominique Gaston André Strauss-Kahn , often referred to in the media, and by himself, as DSK, is a French economist, lawyer, politician, and member of the French Socialist Party...

     the previous Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund
    International Monetary Fund
    The International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world...

  • Dominique Swain
    Dominique Swain
    Dominique Ariane Swain is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as the title character in the 1997 film adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov's novel Lolita, and as Jamie Archer in the film Face/Off.- Early life :...

    , American actress who starred in 1997 film Lolita
    Lolita
    Lolita is a novel by Vladimir Nabokov, first written in English and published in 1955 in Paris and 1958 in New York, and later translated by the author into Russian...

  • Dominique Wilkins
    Dominique Wilkins
    Jacques Dominique Wilkins is a retired American professional basketball player who primarily played for the Atlanta Hawks of the NBA...

    , retired basketball player
  • Dominique de Villepin
    Dominique de Villepin
    Dominique Marie François René Galouzeau de Villepin is a French politician who served as the Prime Minister of France from 31 May 2005 to 17 May 2007....

    , the Prime Minister of France from May 31, 2005 to May 17, 2007
  • Dominique Sanda
    Dominique Sanda
    Dominique Sanda is a French actress and former fashion model.Sanda was born as Dominique Marie-Françoise Renée Varaigne in Paris to Lucienne and Gérard Varaigne...

    , born Dominique Marie-Françoise Renée Varaigne french actress and former fashion model.
  • Dominique Faes, Belgian writer.
  • Dominique Dunne
    Dominique Dunne
    Dominique Ellen Dunne was an American actress.Dunne made appearances in several made for television movies, television series, and films, and played a supporting role as the oldest daughter, Dana Freeling, in the 1982 film Poltergeist...

     was an American actress and murder victim.

Fictional

  • Dominique 'Domino' Derval Bond girl from 1965 Bond film Thunderball (film)
    Thunderball (film)
    Thunderball is the fourth spy film in the James Bond series starring Sean Connery as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Ian Fleming, which in turn was based on an original screenplay by Jack Whittingham...

    .
  • Dominique Deveraux
    Dominique Deveraux
    Dominique Deveraux is a fictional character on the American TV series Dynasty and its spin-off The Colbys...

     a fictional character
    Fictional character
    A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...

     on the American
    United States
    The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

     TV series Dynasty
    Dynasty (TV series)
    Dynasty is an American prime time television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 12, 1981 to May 11, 1989. It was created by Richard & Esther Shapiro and produced by Aaron Spelling, and revolved around the Carringtons, a wealthy oil family living in Denver, Colorado...

    .
  • Dominique Francon Heroine of Ayn Rand
    Ayn Rand
    Ayn Rand was a Russian-American novelist, philosopher, playwright, and screenwriter. She is known for her two best-selling novels The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged and for developing a philosophical system she called Objectivism....

    's novel the Fountainhead
    The Fountainhead
    The Fountainhead is a 1943 novel by Ayn Rand. It was Rand's first major literary success and brought her fame and financial success. More than 6.5 million copies of the book have been sold worldwide....

    .
  • Dominique Paradis French Intelligence Agent from James Bond 007: Nightfire
    James Bond 007: Nightfire
    007: NightFire is a first-person shooter video game featuring the character of the British secret agent James Bond and a sequel to Agent Under Fire, published by Electronic Arts in ....

  • Dominique Weasley Second daughter of William Arthur Weasley and Fleur Delacour in the Harry Potter series.

Songs about Dominique

  • A Letter to Dominique – Louis XIV (band)
    Louis XIV (band)
    Louis XIV was an American rock band from San Diego, California.-Beginnings: :Lead singer/guitarist Jason Hill, guitarist Brian Karscig, and drummer Mark Maigaard formed the group in April 2003 while living in Paris, France. Bassist James Armbrust soon joined after.Louis XIV, the band's first album,...

  • Dominique
    Dominique
    "Dominique" is a popular song in French by Sœur Sourire , of Belgium, also known as The Singing Nun. It is about Saint Dominic, a Spanish-born priest and founder of the Dominican Order, of which she was a member . The English version of the song was written by Noël Regney...

    , a French song by Soeur Sourire, also known as the Singing Nun
  • Dominique by the Dirty Dozen Brass Band
    Dirty Dozen Brass Band
    The Dirty Dozen Brass Band is a New Orleans, Louisiana, brass band. The ensemble was established in 1977 by Benny Jones together with members of the Tornado Brass Band...

    from the album Open Up: Watcha Gonna Do For the Rest of Your Life?
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