Dom
[dɒm]Meaning
short form of Dominic; also from Portuguese dom, from Latin dominus
Background Story
Dom is a short form of Dominic, with the variant Nic. It is used in Basque, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, French, Galician, German, Hungarian, Italian, Late Roman, Latvian and Lithuanian, and is described as a masculine given name, frequently a short form of Dominic or Domenic. The word also comes from Portuguese dom, which derives from Latin dominus.
Temperament
Variations
Dominic, Domino
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