The baby name Domingas is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Spanish: /doˈmiŋɡas/; Portuguese: /duˈmĩɡɐs/; English approximation: doh-MIN-gahs.
The baby name Domingas is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Spanish: /doˈmiŋɡas/; Portuguese: /duˈmĩɡɐs/; English approximation: doh-MIN-gahs.
Domingas is in Origin.
Domingas is the Portuguese and Galician feminine form of Domingo, from Latin Dominicus, “of the Lord,” a title linked to Sunday (dies dominica), the Lord’s Day. The name therefore carries connotations of devotion and is sometimes chosen for girls born on a Sunday. It appears in Iberian records from the medieval period and traveled with Portuguese expansion, taking root in Brazil and across Lusophone Africa and Southeast Asia.
Related forms include Dominga (Spanish), Domenica (Italian), Dominique (French, unisex), and Dominika (Slavic languages), and the masculine Domingo/Dominic/Domenico. In Portuguese-speaking contexts, diminutives and nicknames such as Minga, Mingas, and Domi may occur. The name is associated with Saint Dominic (São Domingos), founder of the Dominican Order, which reinforced its medieval popularity. Variant spellings are rare, as Domingas follows standard Portuguese orthography; regional frequency today is steadier in Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Timor-Leste than in Portugal.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AO | Girls | 0 | #14 | 468 | 4,575 |
| AO | 0 | #43 | 34 | 2,729 | |
| LU | 0 | #66 | 1 | 2,830 | |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #188 | 3 | 4,850 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #229 | 14 | 5,568 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #230 | 8 | 7,146 |
| PT | 0 | #247 | 4 | 4,161 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #274 | 201 | 7,952 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #327 | 25 | 8,539 |
| BR | 0 | #357 | 4 | 5,969 | |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #377 | 5 | 7,951 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #590 | 400 | 12,708 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #778 | 8 | 12,213 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #944 | 12 | 5,933 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,129 | 13 | 25,928 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,432 | 15 | 9,415 |
Domingas is popular in 16 countries — most recent births per country:
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