Domitilla

Italian feminine diminutive of Roman family name Domitius, Latin
"tamed"

Domitilla Origin and Meaning

The name Domitilla is a girl's name of French, Latin origin meaning "tamed".

Domitilla is the name of the wife of the Roman emperor Vespasianus and the mother of the emperors Titus and Domitianus. There is a Santa Domitilla with catacombs in Rome named after her.

The variation Domitille has been heard in modern day France. Domitila is the Spanish and Portuguese version.

Famous People Named Domitilla

  • Domitilla the Elder (Flavia Domitilla Major)
    wife of the Roman Emperor Vespasian
  • Domitilla the Younger (Flavia Domitilla Minor)
    daughter of Vespasian and Domitilla the Elder
  • Saint (Flavia) Domitilla
    daughter of Domitilla the Younger
  • Domitilla Harding
    Italian designer
  • Domitilla D'Amico
    Italian voice actress
  • Domitilla Savignoni
    Italian TV journalist
  • Domitilla Calamai
    Italian novelist
  • Maria Domitilla Galluzzi
    Italian mystic
  • Domitila de Castro
    Marchesa of Santos, lover of Brazilian emperor Peter I
  • Domitila Barrios de Chungara
    Bolivian labor leader and feminist
  • Domitila García Doménico de Coronado
    first Cuban woman journalist

Domitilla in Pop Culture

  • Clan name: the second
    century saint Flavia Domitilla allowed her gardens in Rome to be used as a Christian cemetery.