Bass trombone bells can be as large as 10Â½ or more, though usually either 9Â½ in or 10 in diameter. The bell may be constructed out of two separate brass sheets or out of one single piece of metal and hammered on a mandrel until the part is shaped correctly.
Origin of the name Dominique: Bestowed upon both females and males in France, Dominique is from the Latin Dominicus (belonging to a lord), which is derived from dominus (a master, a lord). From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman. Related Names: Dominque.
A dit name is essentially an alias, or alternate name, tacked on to a family name or surname. Dit (pronounced dee) is a French form of the word dire, which means to say, and in the case of dit names is translated loosely as that is to say, or called. Therefore, the first name is the family's original surname, passed down to them by an ancestor, while the dit name is the name the person/family is actually called or known as. Dit names are found primarily in New France (French-Canada, Louisiana, etc.), France, and sometimes Scotland.