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

Example Sentences

“Private credit has grown fast and there’s a lot of financial exposure arising in different ways so there is a real demand for this product,” said Dominique Toublan, head of credit strategy at Barclays.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

“Could you resurrect a brand? Yes, you could,” said Larry Dominique, a former Stellantis senior vice president who left the company in 2024 after decades in executive and product planning roles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Dominique de Villepin, a moderate right-winger and former premier, has described the incident as France's "Charlie Kirk moment", referring to an ultraconservative activist shot dead in the United States last year.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Mum-of-three Dominique Shepherd, who lives near Thirsk, said she "wanted to cry" when she found out the price of topping up her oil tank had doubled.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

Bits’s mother, Dominique, was there, and it was the first time Moss had met her.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro