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

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

“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

A French ex-military commander at the UN, Gen Dominique Trinquand, said if it was a Russian drone off Malmo then it was not surprising that Moscow was conducting intelligence operations in the area.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

Watching Dominique Dawes flip her way to Olympic gold in the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games was the reason my sister Asiya had started gymnastics.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad