Elgin

English Etymology As a Scottish surname, derived from the place in Morayshire, from en gd Eilginn, possibly meaning little Ireland, from gd Èirinn. As a en tr - surname, from the obsolete noun tr elgin stranger; see tr 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 en /ˈɛlɡɪn/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Elgin1.wav Southern England en /ˈɛldʒɪn/ US,Houston avenue; other places outside Texas en ɛlɡɪn 2 Proper noun ~ en. A placename: en town council area/Moray cc/Scotland c/UK, the original place from which the others were named. en large valley southeast of city/Cape Town c/South Africa. en number of places c/Canada: en unincorporated community rurmun/Grassland p/Manitoba. en rural community/and/par in co/Albert County p/New Brunswick. en community co/Pictou County p/Nova Scotia. en hamlet twp/Rideau Lakes p/Ontario. A county in Ontario; see en Elgin County. en rural municipality in p/Quebec. en number of places c/USA: en ucomm co/Lauderdale County s/Alabama. en CDP co/Santa Cruz County s/Arizona. en ghost town co/Merced County s/California. en city co/Cook County and co/Kane County s/Illinois. en twp co/Kane County s/Illinois. en tiny city co/Fayette County s/Iowa. en tiny city co/Chautauqua County s/Kansas. en small city/and/twp co/Wabasha County s/Minnesota. en ucomm co/Shelby County s/Missouri. en minor city/and/twp co/Antelope County s/Nebraska. en ghost town s/Nevada. en tiny city co/Grant County s/North Dakota. en village co/Van Wert County s/Ohio. en small city co/Comanche County s/Oklahoma. TopoZone: Elgin, Oklahoma en small city co/Union County s/Oregon. en borough in co/Erie County s/Pennsylvania. en incorporated town co/Kershaw County s/South Carolina. en CDP co/Lancaster County s/South Carolina. en CDP/and/unincorporated community co/Scott County s/Tennessee. en city co/Bastrop County and co/Travis County s/Texas. en neighborhood city/Green River co/Emery County s/Utah. en rural locality shire:Pref/Capel s/Western Australia. A Scottish earldom. Derived terms en Central Elgin Elgin County Elgin Marbles Elginism Elginist Glen Elgin Port Elgin West Elgin References Anagrams en egiln Eling Ingle Nigel ingle linge ligen en heteronyms eponyms Turkish Proper noun tr unisex tr female tr male