St Clair

proper noun

A seaside suburb of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

OriginFrench Claire ← Latin Sancta ← Italian Chiara →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative St. Clair · alternative Saint Clair · alternative Saint-Clair · alternative St-Clair · alternative St.-Clair

  1. alternativeAlternative form of Sinclair, a surname.
  2. alternativeAlternative form of Sinclair, a male given name.
  3. A seaside suburb of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
  4. A suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.
  5. An outer suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  6. A locality in the Singleton council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  7. A locality in Bass Coast Shire, southern Victoria, Australia.
  8. A business and residential district in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

Origin

  1. ItalianChiara
  2. LatinSancta
  3. FrenchClaire
  4. EnglishSt Clair

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 without punctuation—following Commonwealth practice.

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APA

St Clair. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/St%20Clair

MLA

“St Clair.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/St%20Clair. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “St Clair,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/St%20Clair.

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