📖 Über Domingo
Domingo ist die spanische Form von Dominicus ("des Herrn"), auch das spanische Wort für Sonntag. Das Vermächtnis des heiligen Dominikus gab einem ganzen Land seinen Namen, und Plácido Domingo machte ihn zum Synonym für Operngröße.
🔀 Varianten & Verwandte Namen
⭐ Berühmte Persönlichkeiten
- Plácido Domingo — Spanish tenor and conductor, one of the Three Tenors alongside Pavarotti and Carreras, with over 150 operatic roles making him one of the most versatile opera singers ever
- Saint Dominic de Guzmán — Spanish priest (1170-1221) who founded the Dominican Order of Preachers, one of the most influential religious orders in Catholic history, and namesake of the Dominican Republic
- Domingo Faustino Sarmiento — Argentine statesman, writer, and President (1868-1874) who championed public education and modernization, considered one of the fathers of Argentine civilization
- Domingo Cavallo — Argentine economist and politician who served as Minister of Economy, architect of the controversial convertibility plan that pegged the peso to the dollar