Dictionary

Sinclair en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /sɪŋˈklɛəɹ/ (General-American)
• /sɪŋˈklɛə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. A Scottish surname transferred from the given name, that of a clan.
   • On a merchant ship, Father Sinclair had to do safety drills every 10 days. On a fishing vessel, it’s monthly, and there is no requirement to check the log to see if the drill has been done or done correctly. 2025 October 21, Rose George, “‘I knew in my head we were dying’: the last voyage of the Scandies Rose”, in The Guardian:
   • In molecular biologist David Sinclair’s lab at Harvard Medical School, old mice are growing young again. Using proteins that can turn an adult cell into a stem cell, Sinclair and his team have reset aging cells in mice to earlier versions of themselves. 2022 June 2, Sandee LaMotte, “The ‘Benjamin Button’ effect: Scientists can reverse aging in mice. The goal is to do the same for humans”, in CNN:
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A placename: ▸ A community in the Rural Municipality of Pipestone, Manitoba, Canada.
4. A placename: ▸ A place in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Grundy County, Iowa.
5. A placename: ▸ A place in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated village in Square Lake unorganised territory, Aroostook County, Maine.
6. A placename: ▸ A place in the United States: ▸ A township in Clearwater County, Minnesota.
7. A placename: ▸ A place in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia, named after Sinclair Oil Corporation.
8. A placename: ▸ A place in the United States: ▸ A town in Carbon County, Wyoming.

Forms

Deriveds

Sinclairian