Elgin

Elgin, Moray (Scottish Gaelic: Eilginn) is a royal burgh and a former parliamentary burgh in Moray, Scotland. The origin of the name is obscure, but may be derived from Eilgín, "Little Ireland."

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, Kershaw County, South Carolina
• Elgin, Lancaster County, South Carolina
• Elgin, Minnesota
• Elgin, Nebraska
• Elgin, Nevada
• Elgin, North Dakota
• Elgin, Ohio
• Elgin, Oklahoma
• Elgin, Oregon
• Elgin, Pennsylvania
• 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.
• Mike Elgin, offensive guard for the New England Patriots
• James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, Canadian governor.
• Suzette Elgin, dcience fiction author and linguist

Groups

• The Elgins: An early name used by the pre-David Ruffin era Temptations
• The Elgins: A Motown group active from 1962 — 1967
• The Elgin Theater, noted for showing midnight movies during the 1970s.
• Elgin National Watch Company
• The Elgin Sweeper Company, maker of street sweeping equipment.

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)

External links

• "Heart of Moray" Mosaic by Alan potter, High Street, Elgin
• "Elgin Tolbooth" sculpture by Alan Potter, High Street, Elgin