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.
Most of the time, one can guess somebody's gender by reading his/her first name. Most first names have a well-defined gender, such as Alice or Robert. ...Well, most. Sometimes the only name you get is an ambiguous abbreviation, such as Sam. Or a gender-neutral name, such as Dominique or Claude in French. Or worse, a name whose default gender changes from one country to another (or even over time in the same country!), like Andrea which is typically female in the U.S. but typically male in Italy (in Greek it means manly).