Domini

Borrowed from Italian Domini.

Domini (plural Dominis)

1. A surname from Italian.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Domini is the 105079^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 170 individuals. Domini is most common among White (71.76%) and Hispanic/Latino (17.06%) individuals.

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Domini

1. A female given name.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Domini”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 477.

• moinid

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Domini m or f by sense

1. a surname

• indomi

Dominī

1. genitive singular of Dominus (of the Lord)
   • 405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Tobiae.3.25:

     et missus est angelus Domini sanctus Rafahel ut curaret ambos quorum uno tempore fuerat oratio in conspectu Domini recitata

     And the holy angel of the Lord, Raphael was sent to heal them both, whose prayers at one time were rehearsed in the sight of the Lord.

From Latin Dominī, genitive singular of Dominus (“The Lord”), of dominus (“lord, master of a house”), from Proto-Italic *domanos, from Proto-Indo-European *domh₂nos (“subduing”), from *demh₂- (“to domesticate, tame”).

• IPA^(key): /dʊˈmiːnɪ/

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• Rhymes: -iːnɪ
• Hyphenation: Do‧mi‧ni

Domini

1. only used in anno Domini (“Anno Domini”)