Elgin

== English == === Etymology === As a Scottish surname, derived from the place in Morayshire, from Scottish Gaelic Eilginn, possibly meaning "little Ireland," from Èirinn. As a Turkish surname, from the obsolete noun elgin (“stranger”); see el. The village in New Brunswick is probably named in honour of colonial administrator James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin (1811 - 1863). The civil parish is named after the village. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛlɡɪn/ (US, Houston avenue; other places outside Texas) IPA(key): /ˈɛldʒɪn/ Rhymes: -ɛlɡɪn === Proper noun === Elgin (countable and uncountable, plural Elgins) A surname. A placename A town in Moray council area, Scotland, United Kingdom, the original place from which the others were named. A large valley southeast of Cape Town, South Africa. A number of places in Canada: An unincorporated community in the Rural Municipality of Grassland, Manitoba. A rural community and parish in Albert County, New Brunswick. A community in Pictou County, Nova Scotia. A hamlet in Rideau Lakes, Ontario. A county in Ontario; see Elgin County. A rural municipality in Quebec. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Alabama. A census-designated place in Santa Cruz County, Arizona. A ghost town in Merced County, California. A city in Cook County and Kane County, Illinois. A township in Kane County, Illinois. A tiny city in Fayette County, Iowa. A tiny city in Chautauqua County, Kansas. A small city and township in Wabasha County, Minnesota. An unincorporated community in Shelby County, Missouri. A minor city and township in Antelope County, Nebraska. A ghost town in Nevada. A tiny city in Grant County, North Dakota. A village in Van Wert County, Ohio. A small city in Comanche County, Oklahoma. A small city in Union County, Oregon. A borough in Erie County, Pennsylvania. An incorporated town in Kershaw County, South Carolina. A census-designated place in Lancaster County, South Carolina. A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Scott County, Tennessee. A city in Bastrop County and Travis County, Texas. A neighborhood of Green River, Emery County, Utah. A rural locality in the Shire of Capel, Western Australia. A Scottish earldom. ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === Eling, Ingle, Nigel, ingle, linge, ligen == Turkish == === Proper noun === Elgin a unisex given name a female given name a male given name