- Elgin
Elgin, Moray ( _gd. Eilginn) is a formerroyal burgh andparliamentary burgh inMoray ,Scotland . The origin of the name is obscure, but may be derived from "Eilgín", "Little Ireland." [ W.J. Watson, History of the Celtic Placenames of Scotland, 1926 (reprinted 1993 by Birlinn, Edinburgh, ISBN 1 874744 06 8) pp. 231 [http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/institutes/sassi/spns/watsnf.htm] ]Many other places around the world are also called Elgin, though the pronunciation is often quite different; the Scottish pronunciation is "ELG-IN" as opposed to "EL-JIN". The largest municipality of the name is
Elgin, Illinois , with a current population over 100,000.Cities
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Elgin County, Ontario :*Elgin, Quebec ;;South Africa:*
Elgin, Western Cape ;;United States:*
Elgin, Alabama :*Elgin, Arizona :*Elgin, Illinois :*Elgin, Iowa :*Elgin, Kansas :*Elgin, Minnesota :*Elgin, Nebraska :*Elgin, Nevada :*Elgin, North Dakota :*Elgin, Ohio :*Elgin, Oklahoma :*Elgin, Oregon :*Elgin, Pennsylvania :*Elgin, Kershaw County, South Carolina :*Elgin, Lancaster County, South Carolina :*Elgin, Texas Locations
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Elgin Bridge, Singapore , a bridge spanning the Singapore river just before Boat Quay
*Elgin Street, Hong Kong , a street in Central, Hong KongOther uses
People
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Elgin Baylor , former professional basketball player
*James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin , Canadian governor
*Mike Elgin , offensive guard for the New England Patriots
*Suzette Haden Elgin , science fiction author and linguistGroups
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The Elgins , a Motown group active from 1962 — 1967
* "The Elgins", an early name used byThe Temptations in their pre-David Ruffin era
* TheElgin Theater in New York City, noted for showing midnight movies during the 1970s
*Elgin National Watch Company Things
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Elginia ", a turtle-like parareptile of the Late Permian period
* TheElgin Marbles , Greek bas-reliefs housed at the British Museum
* Elgin tablets, a name for atablet (confectionery) References
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