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Domenica

English translation/equivalent: Dominique

Origin: Derived from the Latin Dominica, adjective derived from domina, "proprietor, owner," and meaning "of the master," but in the Christian era has taken on the meaning "consecrated by God."

Name Day/Onomastico: July 6—in memory of St. Domenica the Virgin, martyred in Nicomedia during the persecutions ordered by Diocletian.

Related Name/Other Italian Forms: feminine form of Domenico

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