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saint clare

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables
sain-t -clare
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

St Clare of Assisi (1194–1253).

name

Alternative form of Sinclair, a surname.

name

Alternative form of Sinclair, a male given name.

Etymology

A calque of Latin Sancta Clara (“holy Clara”), chiefly in reference to Italian Chiara Offreduccio, St. Clare of Assisi.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

St Clare (alternative) St. Clare (alternative) Clare (alternative) Clair (alternative) Claire (alternative) Clara (alternative) Chiara (alternative) Saint Clair (alternative) St Clair (alternative) St. Clair (alternative) Saint Claire (alternative) St Claire (alternative)

Phrases

Poor Clare Poor Clares

Frequently Paired Words

Poor Clare Poor Clares Clarissan Clarissian

Questions

What does saint clare mean?
St Clare of Assisi (1194–1253).
Where does saint clare come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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