Meaning and Origin
What does the name Sincere mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
Origin and Meaning of Sincere
User Submitted Origins
African American
60%
English
31%
Spanish
6%
Irish
3%
User Submitted Meanings
- A user from Michigan, U.S. says the name Sincere means "Honest".
International Interest
Also see international interest
Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
adjective Sin*cere"
Senses
- Pure; unmixed; unadulterated."There is no sincere acid in any animal juice." [Arbuthnot.]"A joy which never was sincere till now." [Dryden.]
- Whole; perfect; unhurt; uninjured.(Obs)"The inviolable body stood sincere." [Dryden.]
- Being in reality what it appears to be; having a character which corresponds with the appearance; not falsely assumed; genuine; true; real; as, a sincere desire for knowledge; a sincere contempt for meanness."A sincere intention of pleasing God in all our actions." [Law.]
- Honest; free from hypocrisy or dissimulation; as, a sincere friend; a sincere person."The more sincere you are, the better it will fare with you at the great day of account." [Waterland.]synonyms: Honest; unfeigned; unvarnished; real; true; unaffected; inartificial; frank; upright. See Hearty.
Etymology: L. sincerus, of uncertain origin; the first part perhaps akin to sin- in singulisee Single), and the second to cernere to separate (cf. Discern): cf. F. sincère
Other Dictionary Sources
- Characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions ("an entirely sincere and cruel tyrant")
- Open and genuine; not deceitful ("he was a good man, decent and sincere", "felt sincere regret that they were leaving", and "sincere friendship")
Wiktionary
From Middle French sincere, from Latin sincerus (“genuine”), from Proto-Indo-European *sin- + *ḱer- (“grow”), from which also Ceres (“goddess of harvest”) from which English cereal.
Unrelated to sine (“without”) cera (“wax”) (folk etymology); see Wikipedia discussion.
sincere was also found in the following language(s): Esperanto, Italian, Latin, Middle French, and Spanish