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    Sinclair

    sin-KLAIR

    French/Norman
    Boy
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    From Saint-Clair; Holy light
    Origin
    French/Norman
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Sinclair does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "From Saint-Clair; Holy light", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Sinclair.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Sinclair is holy light — no darkness at all, no shadow of turning, the Father of lights in pure, unvarying brilliance.
    Verses on this meaning
    • 1 John 1:5

      "God is light, and in him is no darkness at all."

    • James 1:17

      "The Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning."

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