Elgin, Moray (Scottish Gaelic: 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."^[1]

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

1. ^ W.J. Watson, History of the Celtic Placenames of Scotland, 1926 (reprinted 1993 by Birlinn, Edinburgh, ISBN 1 874744 06 8) pp. 231 [1]

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