Meaning & Origin
a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Dominic
Dominik is a boy's and girl's baby name of Latin origin, a European variant spelling of Dominic, from the Latin Dominicus meaning "of the Lord" or "belonging to God," from dominus (lord, master). Saint Dominic founded the Dominican Order of friars in 1216.
The Dominik spelling is the preferred form in Germany, Poland, and Czech Republic, giving it a distinctly Central European character. It has grown in the United States as parents seek the Dominic sound with a more internationally flavored written form, and it carries the same deep Catholic tradition as the original.