Sinclair

Proper noun

1. 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...
   • On a merchant ship, Father Sinclair had to do safety drills every 10 days. On a fishing vessel, it’s monthly, and there is no requirement to check the log to see if the drill has been done or done correctly. - 2025...
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A placename:

   1. A community in the Rural Municipality of Pipestone, Manitoba, Canada.

   2. An unincorporated community in Grundy County, Iowa, United States.

   3. A township in Clearwater County, Minnesota, United States.

   4. An unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia, United States, named after Sinclair Oil Corporation.

   5. A town in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States.