So, I have been wondering if Santo Domingo get it’s name from some heavenly saint, or from the city? Anyone have any thoughts?

I think it has something to do with Cuba.

Hmmm… I know that it used to be made from Cuban tobacco. But the city is in the Dominican Republic.

A review I read mentioned a name change, because it was made with Cuban tobacco.

The city, I reckon. From ‘Fribourg & Treyer - Behind The Bow Windows’ “Though few of them would admit it, most snuff-takers are romantically- minded folk, whose minds are more attuned spiritually to the spacious elegance of early Georgian times than with today’s conflict of bustle and noise. To them therefore, the name Santo Domingo brings like a ‘flash upon that inward eye’ a picture of four masted schooners and sun-drenched Caribbean islands. And why not?” You can read more here: http://snufftalk.org/FT.pdf

Found this on Snuff Reviews:Way back when, Fribourg & Treyer advertised that Santo Domingo (note the different spelling) was made from the finest Cuban tobacco and scented with violets from Grasse in Switzerland. by Jon DeCles

Thanks, Toffee!

Perhaps its Cuban seed grown in Dominican Republic. Tobacco is a major crop there. I was there quite a few times in the 90s. In common parlance there they don’t even use the name “Dominican Republic” they just use “Santo Domingo” to refer to the whole country. Lots of cigars come out of there. No, I don’t note the different spelling. What spelling? Where is the name change? No doubt the city in turn is named for the saint. Pretty common for Spanish (and other) explorers to name the day’s discovery for whatever saint’s feast day it was.