Sinclair.
A Scottish surname transferred from the given name, that of a clan.
Meaning & usage
A Scottish surname transferred from the given name, that of a clan.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
A placename: A community in the Rural Municipality of Pipestone, Manitoba, Canada.
A placename: A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Grundy County, Iowa.
A placename: A place in the United States: An unincorporated village in Square Lake unorganised territory, Aroostook County, Maine.
A placename: A place in the United States: A township in Clearwater County, Minnesota.
A placename: A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia, named after Sinclair Oil Corporation.
A placename: A place in the United States: A town in Carbon County, Wyoming.
Where this word comes from
Derived from Saint Clare, to whom the clan's churches were dedicated.
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