Domiciano as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Domiciano

What is the meaning of the name Domiciano ?

The baby name Domiciano is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced English approx: /doʊmiˈsjɑːnoʊ/ (doh-mee-SYA-no); Spanish: /do.miˈsja.no/ (do-mee-SYA-no); Italian: /do.miˈtʃa.no/ (do-mee-CHA-no).

Domiciano is Latin, Portuguese in Origin.

Domiciano is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the Latin cognomen Domitianus. The name was built from the Roman family name Domitius plus the adjectival suffix -ianus, "belonging to/descended from," and is ultimately related to domare "to tame" (domitus "tamed"). It thus carries the sense "of the Domitius line; pertaining to Domitius," often interpreted as suggesting self-mastery; later Christian usage sometimes associated it with dominus "lord," giving a devotional reading "of the Lord."

The name is best known from the Roman emperor Domitian (Titus Flavius Domitianus) and was preserved in Christian Europe through saints such as Domitian of Huy and Domitian of Melitene, which kept it in occasional medieval and Iberian baptismal use. Today Domiciano is rare but recognizable in Spain, Portugal, Brazil, and parts of Latin America. Variants include Domitian (English), Domiziano (Italian), Domitien (French), Domicjan (Polish), and Latin Domitianus; feminine forms Domitiana/Domiziana; diminutives Domi and Ciano.