Sinclair (surname)

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Language(s)	French/English
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]

A Adam Sinclair, hockey player Adam Sinclair (actor), actor Adelaide Sinclair, Canadian civil servant Alex Sinclair, colorist for comics Alfred Sinclair, born Alfred Sinclair Wadham, English painter in Australia Alfredo Sinclair, Panamanian artist Alice Sinclair, supermodel Alison Sinclair (disambiguation) Alistair Sinclair, Scottish curler, European champion Anders Sinclair Andrew Sinclair (privy counsellor) Anne Sinclair, French TV-personality and wife of Dominique Strauss-Kahn Archibald Sinclair (journalist) (1866–1922), British sports journalist Archibald Sinclair, 1st Viscount Thurso, Scottish politician and leader of the British Liberal Party Arthur St. Clair, early American general and President of the Continental Congress Arthur Sinclair, early American naval hero Ashraf Sinclair, Malaysian actor B Baron Sinclair of Cleeve, businessman, civil servant Barry Sinclair, New Zealand Test cricketer Belinda Sinclair, British actress Brett Sinclair, fictional character in The Persuaders! TV series Brian Sinclair (veterinary surgeon), veterinary surgeon Bob Sinclair (disambiguation) Bruce Sinclair (disambiguation) C Cam Sinclair, motocross rider Cameron Sinclair, architect Carl St.Clair, Music director, conductor Catherine Sinclair, author Cecile Sinclair, Dutch glamour model Charles Sinclair (disambiguation) Christine Sinclair (born 1983), Canadian soccer player Christopher A. Sinclair, CEO of Mattel and Pepsi-Cola Sir Clive Sinclair (born 1940), founder of Sinclair Research Ltd Clive Sinclair (author)

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)

See also

• Clan Sinclair
• Saint Clair (disambiguation)
• Saint Clare (disambiguation)
• Santa Clara (disambiguation)

References

1. http://genealogy.about.com/library/surnames/s/bl_name-SINCLAIR.htm
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-10-05. Retrieved 2008-10-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)