English Explanatory Dictionary

Sinclair

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A Scottish surname transferred from the given name, that of a clan.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A placename:
  4. A community in the Rural Municipality of Pipestone, Manitoba, Canada.
  5. An unincorporated community in Grundy County, Iowa, United States.
  6. A township in Clearwater County, Minnesota, United States.
  7. An unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia, United States, named after Sinclair Oil Corporation.
  8. A town in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States.

Pronunciation

/sɪŋˈklɛə/ /sɪŋˈklɛəɹ/

Word forms

Sinclair Sinclaire Sinclare Sinclar Saint Clair Saint-Clair St Clair St. Clair St-Clair Saint Claire Saint-Claire St Claire St. Claire St-Claire Saint Clare Saint-Clare St Clare St. Clare St-Clare Saint Clar Saint-Clar St Clar St. Clar St-Clar

Etymology

Derived from Saint Clare, to whom the clan's churches were dedicated.

Derived words

Sinclairian
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