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Elgin

  • /ˈɛlɡɪn/
  • /ˈɛldʒɪn/

Rhymes with -ɛlɡɪn

Where it comes from

* 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.

proper noun Elgins

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

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: marcy, dundee, edgin, elgan, elgene, edlin, elgee, edkins, edginton, elkins, ellice, eilerman, egleston, edinger, elston, emmins

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"Elgin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/elgin. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Elgin. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/elgin

Chicago

"Elgin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/elgin.

BibTeX
@misc{elgin_2026,
  title = {Elgin},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/elgin},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}