Dominique

¹ American  

[dom-uh-neek] / ˌdɒm əˈnik /

noun

1. a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “of the Lord.”

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Dominique ² American  

[dom-uh-neek] / ˌdɒm əˈnik /

noun

Animal Husbandry.

1. one of an American breed of chicken, having slate-colored plumage crossed by light and dark bars, raised for its meat and brown eggs.

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Etymology

Origin of Dominique

1800–10, named after French Dominique Dominica

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Dominique

He went several times to a show of portraits by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres at London’s National Gallery in 1999 and was greatly taken with the photographic quality of Ingres’ 19th century drawings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026

Before they could act, Dominique B took himself to a local police station.

From BBC ● May 15, 2026

The research team, led by Dominique Langin, discovered that HSL was located in an unexpected place inside adipocytes: the nucleus.

From Science Daily ● May 8, 2026

"It's something to pass down to our children," her cousin Dominique Defonte added.

From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026

Before Jessica, there was Dominique, who moved from Brooklyn to Queens, which to a Brooklynite is like moving to another country.

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds