Elgin (disambiguation)
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Elgin, Moray (Scottish Gaelic: Eilginn) is a royal burgh and a former parliamentary burgh in Moray, Scotland. The name may be derived from Eilgín, "Little Ireland."[1]
Many other places around the world have been named after Elgin, though the pronunciation is often quite different. The largest municipality of the name is Elgin, Illinois, with a current population over 100,000.
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- South Africa
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- United States
[edit] See also
- Elgin Marbles
- Elgin Watch Company
- Lord Elgin, Canadian governor.
- Suzette Haden Elgin, Science fiction author and linguist
- Elgin Bridge, Singapore a bridge spanning the Singapore river just before Boat Quay.
- The Elgin Theater, noted for showing midnight movies during the 1970's.
- Elgin Baylor, former forward for the Los Angeles Lakers.
[edit] References
- ^ W.J. Watson, History of the Celtic Placenames of Scotland, 1926 (reprinted 1993 by Birlinn, Edinburgh, ISBN 1 874744 06 8) pp. 231 [1]
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