Elgin

Elgin, Moray ( _gd. Eilginn) is a former royal burgh and parliamentary burgh in Moray, 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

;;Canada:*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

* Elgin Bridge, Singapore, a bridge spanning the Singapore river just before Boat Quay
* Elgin Street, Hong Kong, a street in Central, Hong Kong

Other uses

People

* 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 linguist

Groups

* The Elgins, a Motown group active from 1962 — 1967
* "The Elgins", an early name used by The Temptations in their pre-David Ruffin era
* The Elgin Theater in New York City, noted for showing midnight movies during the 1970s
* Elgin National Watch Company

Things

* "Elginia", a turtle-like parareptile of the Late Permian period
* The Elgin Marbles, Greek bas-reliefs housed at the British Museum
* Elgin tablets, a name for a tablet (confectionery)

References