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Dom.

A unisex given name, a form of Dominic or Dominique.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/dɒm/Received-Pronunciation/dɑm/General-American/dɔm/Australia
  1. A unisex given name, a form of Dominic or Dominique.

  2. Alternative letter-case form of dom.

    alt-of
Where this word comes from

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noun/dɒm/Received-Pronunciation/dɑm/General-American/dɔm/Australia
  1. A title given to royalty and high-ranking ecclesiastics in Portugal and Brazil.

  2. A title given to Roman Catholic monastic dignitaries.

Where this word comes from

From Portuguese dom, and its source, Latin dominus.

noun/dɒm/Received-Pronunciation/dɑm/General-American/dɔm/Australia
  1. A caste (or member of this caste) in Indian society, originally comprising drummers or travelling musicians and now generally referring to a Dalit subcaste responsible for the cremation and disposal of dead bodies.

Where this word comes from

From Hindi [Term?], from Sanskrit डोम (ḍoma). Doublet of Rom.

name/dɒm/Received-Pronunciation/dɑm/General-American/dɔm/Australia
  1. An Indo-Aryan ethnic group, living mainly in the Middle East and North Africa.

  2. A Middle Eastern Gypsy.

    offensive · sometimes
Where this word comes from

Related to Rom and Lom.

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