Elgin
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɛlɡɪn/
note: US, Houston avenue; other places outside Texas
ipa: /ˈɛldʒɪn/
rhymes: -ɛlɡɪn
Forms: form: Elgins
Etymology: 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.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
glosses: A placename
A town in Moray council area, Scotland, United Kingdom, the original place from which the others were named.
glosses: A placename
A large valley southeast of Cape Town, South Africa.
glosses: A placename
A number of places in Canada:
An unincorporated community in the Rural Municipality of Grassland, Manitoba.
glosses: A placename
A number of places in Canada:
A rural community and parish in Albert County, New Brunswick.
glosses: A placename
A number of places in Canada:
A community in Pictou County, Nova Scotia.
glosses: A placename
A number of places in Canada:
A hamlet in Rideau Lakes, Ontario.
glosses: A placename
A number of places in Canada:
A county in Ontario; see Elgin County.
glosses: A placename
A number of places in Canada:
A rural municipality in Quebec.
glosses: A placename
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Alabama.
glosses: A placename
A number of places in the United States:
A census-designated place in Santa Cruz County, Arizona.
glosses: A placename
A number of places in the United States:
A ghost town in Merced County, California.
glosses: A placename
A number of places in the United States:
A city in Cook County and Kane County, Illinois.
glosses: A placename
A number of places in the United States:
A township in Kane County, Illinois.
glosses: A placename
A number of places in the United States:
A tiny city in Fayette County, Iowa.
glosses: A placename
A number of places in the United States:
A tiny city in Chautauqua County, Kansas.
glosses: A placename
A number of places in the United States:
A small city and township in Wabasha County, Minnesota.
glosses: A placename
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Shelby County, Missouri.
glosses: A placename
A number of places in the United States:
A minor city and township in Antelope County, Nebraska.
glosses: A placename
A number of places in the United States:
A ghost town in Nevada.
glosses: A placename
A number of places in the United States:
A tiny city in Grant County, North Dakota.
glosses: A placename
A number of places in the United States:
A village in Van Wert County, Ohio.
glosses: A placename
A number of places in the United States:
A small city in Comanche County, Oklahoma.
glosses: A placename
A number of places in the United States:
A small city in Union County, Oregon.
glosses: A placename
A number of places in the United States:
A borough in Erie County, Pennsylvania.
glosses: A placename
A number of places in the United States:
An incorporated town in Kershaw County, South Carolina.
glosses: A placename
A number of places in the United States:
A census-designated place in Lancaster County, South Carolina.
glosses: A placename
A number of places in the United States:
A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Scott County, Tennessee.
glosses: A placename
A number of places in the United States:
A city in Bastrop County and Travis County, Texas.
glosses: A placename
A number of places in the United States:
A neighborhood of Green River, Emery County, Utah.
glosses: A placename
A rural locality in the Shire of Capel, Western Australia.
glosses: A Scottish earldom.
Derived terms: Central Elgin
Elgin County
Elgin Marbles
Port Elgin
West Elgin