Friday, September 7, 2012

Inception analysis - part 2: Analysis of Dom Cobb's first name

CATEGORY: MOVIES








Dominick "Dom" Cobb is a professional thief who specializes in conning secrets from his victims by infiltrating their dreams.


The name Dominick is a variant of Dominic, which is a male name common among Roman Catholics and other Latin-Roman based cultures. Originally from the late Roman-Italic name "Dominicus", its translation means "Of Our Lord", "Lordly", "Belonging to God" or "of the Master."[a]

One Hebrew name equivalent to Dom is Michael.[b] Michael is from the Hebrew name Mikha'el, meaning "who is like God?". This is a rhetorical question, implying no person is like God. Michael is one of the seven archangels in Hebrew tradition and the only one identified as an archangel in the bible. In the book of Revelation in the New Testament he is portrayed as the leader of heaven's armies, and thus is considered the patron saint of soldiers.[c] The other two Hebrew equivalents[b] to Dom are Daniel, from the Hebrew name Daniyyel meaning "God is my judge",[d] and Amiel.


a. Wikipedia, 'Dominic'. Web, n.d. URL = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominick.
b. My Hebrew Name, 'Dom'. Web, n.d. URL = http://www.my-hebrew-name.com/names.cgi?name=dom&gender=m&x=109&y=18.
c. Behind the Name, 'Michael'. Web, n.d. URL = http://www.behindthename.com/name/michael.
d. Behind the Name, 'Daniel'. Web, n.d. URL = http://www.behindthename.com/name/daniel.


    

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