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.