Domingo is the Spanish form of Dominic, from the Latin dominicus, which means "of the Lord" or "belonging to the Lord"; it is also the Spanish word for Sunday, the Lord's day. Santo Domingo de Guzmán, the Spanish founder of the Dominican order, gave the name to the capital of the Dominican Republic. In the United States Domingo ranked number 1353 in 2000, peaked at number 1284 in 2002 and stands at number 2025 in 2025 with 74 births.