Sinclair
UK/sɪŋˈklɛə/US/sɪŋˈklɛəɹ/
Sinclair proper noun: a Scottish surname transferred from the given name, that of a clan.
Proper noun
Sinclair
- A Scottish surname transferred from the given name, that of a clan.
- 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
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A community in the Rural Municipality of Pipestone, Manitoba, Canada.
- An unincorporated community in Grundy County, Iowa.
- An unincorporated village in Square Lake unorganised territory, Aroostook County, Maine.
- A township in Clearwater County, Minnesota.
- An unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia, named after Sinclair Oil Corporation.
- A town in Carbon County, Wyoming.
Forms of Sinclair
| alternative form | Sinclaire |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Sinclare |
| alternative form | Sinclar |
| alternative form | Saint Clair |
| alternative form | Saint-Clair |
| alternative form | St Clair |
| alternative form | St. Clair |
| alternative form | St-Clair |
| alternative form | Saint Claire |
| alternative form | Saint-Claire |
| alternative form | St Claire |
| alternative form | St. Claire |
| alternative form | St-Claire |
| alternative form | Saint Clare |
| alternative form | Saint-Clare |
| alternative form | St Clare |
| alternative form | St. Clare |
| alternative form | St-Clare |
| alternative form | Saint Clar |
| alternative form | Saint-Clar |
Origin of Sinclair
Derived from Saint Clare, to whom the clan's churches were dedicated.
Words formed from Sinclair
Words that rhyme with Sinclair
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- declare
- hair
- where
- ayr
- care
- layer
- mayor
- parterre
- fare
- glare
- lair
- pear
- prayer
- snare
- compare
- dare
- rare
- share
- swear
- ware
- wear and tear
- Ayer
- blare
- flair
- forbear
- Kerr
- laissez faire
- mousquetaire
- pare
- prepare
- repair
- stare
- unfair
- yare
- -ware
- abear
- aflare
- despair
- glair
- heir
- impair
- Pierre
- reair
- scare
- tare
- trillionaire
- Voltaire
- aware
Questions about Sinclair
- What does Sinclair mean?
- Sinclair means a Scottish surname transferred from the given name, that of a clan.
- What part of speech is Sinclair?
- Sinclair is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Sinclair?
- Sinclair is pronounced /sɪŋˈklɛə/ (UK).
Words near Sinclair in the dictionary
Source and license
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