도미닉
dominik
The English male given name Dominic is translated into Korean as 도미닉 (dominik).
도미닉 is used to transliterate the male name Dominic into the Korean writing system.
Meaning: male given name (name)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is dominik.
Did you know?
- In Korean media, foreign names like 도미닉 are often used to immediately signal to the audience that a character is an outsider or a foreigner.
- Because 도미닉 is a foreign name, it is always written in Hangul and cannot be converted into traditional Sino-Korean characters (Hanja).
- The syllable 도 in 도미닉 is a homonym for the Korean word for 'degree' or 'way'.
Examples in context
- 제가 도미닉에 대해 좀 더 알고 싶습니다.I would like to know more about Dominic.
- 도미닉은 친구예요.Dominik-eun chin-gu-ye-yo.Dominic is a friend.
- 제 친구 이름은 도미닉이에요.Je chin-gu i-reum-eun Dominik-i-e-yo.My friend's name is Dominic.
Example conversation
Minjun and Minji are talking about a new colleague.
- 민준 Min-jun새로 온 직원은 누구예요?Sae-ro on jik-won-eun nu-gu-ye-yo?Who is the new employee?
- 민지 Min-ji도미닉이에요.Dominik-i-e-yo.It is Dominic.
- 민준 Min-jun도미닉은 친절한 사람이에요?Dominik-eun chin-jeol-han sa-ram-i-e-yo?Is Dominic a kind person?
- 민지 Min-ji네, 정말 친절해요.Ne, jeong-mal chin-jeol-hae-yo.Yes, he is very kind.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “dominic” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
