st. clair
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.27 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
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Alternative form of Sinclair, a surname.
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Alternative form of Sinclair, a male given name.
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A township in Lambton County, Ontario, Canada.
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A city in St. Clair County, Michigan, United States.
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A small city in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States.
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A borough of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Etymology
An abbreviation of Saint Clair, variant of Saint Clare under influence from French Claire, a calque of Latin Sancta Clara (“holy Clara”), chiefly in reference to Italian Chiara Offreduccio, St. Clare of Assisi. The placenames listed below are typically spelt St. Clair—abbreviated with punctuation—following North American practice.
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in People.
Inflected Forms
St Clair (alternative)
Saint Clair (alternative)
Saint-Clair (alternative)
St-Clair (alternative)
St.-Clair (alternative)