Sinclair (surname)
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| Language(s) | French/English |
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| Origin | |
| Meaning | Taken from the hermit saint, ultimately from Latin clarus, meaning "pure, renowned, illustrious". |
| Region of origin | Pont-l'Évêque (Le Havre), Normandy, France Caithness & Roslin, Scotland |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | St. Clair Saint-Clair Saint Clare Santa Clara de Saint-Clair Sainclair Synklar Clan Septs: Budge Caird Clouston Clyne Linklater Lyall Mason Purdie Snoddy |
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The Scoto-Norman surname Sinclair comes from the Clan Sinclair, whose progenitors moved to Scotland and were given the land of Roslin, Midlothian by the King of Scots.
The style "Sinclair" is the most common. It has its origins in Scotland and is a derivation of the original French de Saint-Clair, although the name has also been styled "Santoclair", "de St. Clair", "Sainclair", "Synklar" and many more across the centuries. The well-known individuals in this article are listed first alphabetically then by profession.[2]
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Disambiguation pages
Instances of more than one person with the same name:
- Bob Sinclair (disambiguation)
- Donald Sinclair (disambiguation)
- George Sinclair (disambiguation)
- James Sinclair (disambiguation)
- Michael Sinclair (disambiguation)
- Peter Sinclair (disambiguation)
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See also
- Clan Sinclair
- Saint Clair (disambiguation)
- Saint Clare (disambiguation)
- Santa Clara (disambiguation)
References
- http://genealogy.about.com/library/surnames/s/bl_name-SINCLAIR.htm
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-10-05. Retrieved 2008-10-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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