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Elgin

/ˈɛlɡɪn/

Elgin proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Elgin (countable and uncountable, plural Elgins)

  1. A surname.
  2. A town in Moray council area, Scotland, United Kingdom, the original place from which the others were named.
  3. A large valley southeast of Cape Town, South Africa.
  4. An unincorporated community in the Rural Municipality of Grassland, Manitoba.
  5. A rural community and parish in Albert County, New Brunswick.
  6. A community in Pictou County, Nova Scotia.
  7. A hamlet in Rideau Lakes, Ontario.
  8. A county in Ontario; see Elgin County.
  9. A rural municipality in Quebec.
  10. An unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Alabama.
  11. A census-designated place in Santa Cruz County, Arizona.
  12. A ghost town in Merced County, California.
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  1. A city in Cook County and Kane County, Illinois.
  2. A township in Kane County, Illinois.
  3. A tiny city in Fayette County, Iowa.
  4. A tiny city in Chautauqua County, Kansas.
  5. A small city and township in Wabasha County, Minnesota.
  6. An unincorporated community in Shelby County, Missouri.
  7. A minor city and township in Antelope County, Nebraska.
  8. A ghost town in Nevada.
  9. A tiny city in Grant County, North Dakota.
  10. A village in Van Wert County, Ohio.
  11. A small city in Comanche County, Oklahoma.
  12. A small city in Union County, Oregon.
  13. A borough in Erie County, Pennsylvania.
  14. An incorporated town in Kershaw County, South Carolina.
  15. A census-designated place in Lancaster County, South Carolina.
  16. A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Scott County, Tennessee.
  17. A city in Bastrop County and Travis County, Texas.
  18. A neighborhood of Green River, Emery County, Utah.
  19. A rural locality in the Shire of Capel, Western Australia.
  20. A Scottish earldom.

Forms of Elgin

pluralElgins

Origin of Elgin

* 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.

Words formed from Elgin

Questions about Elgin

What does Elgin mean?
Elgin means a surname.
What part of speech is Elgin?
Elgin is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Elgin?
Elgin is pronounced /ˈɛlɡɪn/.

Words near Elgin in the dictionary

  1. Elgarian
  2. Elgart
  3. Elgarts
  4. Elgee
  5. Elgene
  6. Elgin
  7. Elgin County
  8. Elgin.
  9. Elginism
  10. Elginist
  11. Elginists

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