Elgin

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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.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛlɡɪn/

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• Rhymes: -ɛlɡɪn

Elgin (countable and uncountable, plural Elgins)

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

• Eling, Ingle, Nigel, ingle, linge

Elgin

1. a unisex given name
   1. a female given name
   2. a male given name