Entry № 2609 · Latin origin

Domitilla Domitilla — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ do-mee-TEEL-lah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Latin
Meaning
"Of the household (Roman saint)"
Syllables
4
First recorded
Ancient (Latin)

A name that means "of the household (roman saint)".

Domitilla is the Latin feminine diminutive of Domitius — meaning "little tame one" or "little one of the household." Saint Flavia Domitilla (1st c.) was a Roman noblewoman martyred for her Christian faith — niece of Emperors Titus and Domitian.

The Catacombs of Domitilla in Rome — Christian burial caves — were named after her.

Of the household. The Roman noblewoman-martyr.

The name in its native script.

Domitilla
Transliteration
Domitilla
Pronunciation
/ doʊ.mɪˈtiːl.lə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Domitilla stands.

Domitilla does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Domitillas before her.

Real people
Saint Flavia Domitilla
Roman noblewoman-martyr.
1st c.
In fiction
Domitilla
Common in Italian fiction.

Names connected to Domitilla.

The number behind Domitilla.

5

The Seeker

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Domitilla reduce to 5, The Seeker. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.