Elgin, Moray (Scottish Gaelic: Eilginn) is a royal burgh and a former parliamentary burgh in Moray, Scotland. The origin of the name is obscure, but may be derived from Eilgín, "Little Ireland."^[1] Elgin (Scottish Gaelic: ) is a former cathedral city and a former Royal Burgh in Moray, Scotland and is the administrative and commercial centre for Moray. ... // Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. ... A Royal Burgh is a type of Scottish burgh (town or city), used today for ceremonial purposes only. ... A burgh constituency is a type of parliamentary constituency in Scotland. ... Moray (pronounced Murray, spelled A Moireibh in Gaelic) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. ... Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic) Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic and Scots1 Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Monarch Queen Elizabeth II...

Many other places around the world are also called Elgin, though the pronunciation is often quite different (the correct being ELG-IN as opposed to EL-JIN). The largest municipality of the name is Elgin, Illinois, with a current population over 100,000. Incorporated City in 1854. ...

Cities

Canada

• Elgin County, Ontario
• Elgin, Quebec

South Africa

• Elgin, Western Cape

United States

• Elgin, Alabama
• Elgin, Illinois
• Elgin, Iowa
• Elgin, Kansas
• Elgin, Kershaw County, South Carolina
• Elgin, Lancaster County, South Carolina
• Elgin, Minnesota
• Elgin, Nebraska
• Elgin, Nevada
• Elgin, North Dakota
• Elgin, Ohio
• Elgin, Oklahoma
• Elgin, Oregon
• Elgin, Pennsylvania
• Elgin, Texas

Elgin County is a county and census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Elgin is a rural community of less than 500 people in Quebec, Canada. ... Elgin, situated in the Overberg region of South Africa, is an apple-growing area near Grabouw and is about 70 km south-east of Cape Town. ... Incorporated City in 1854. ... Elgin is a city located in Fayette County, Iowa. ... Elgin is a city located in Chautauqua County, Kansas. ... Elgin is a town located in Kershaw County, South Carolina. ... Elgin is a census-designated place located in Lancaster County, South Carolina. ... Elgin is a city located in Wabasha County, Minnesota. ... Elgin is a city located in Antelope County, Nebraska. ... Elgin (IPA: ) is a ghost town located between Caliente and Carp, Nevada. ... Elgin is a city located in Grant County, North Dakota. ... Elgin is a village located in Van Wert County, Ohio. ... Elgin is a city located in Comanche County, Oklahoma. ... Elgin is a city located in Union County, Oregon. ... Elgin is a borough located in Erie County, Pennsylvania. ... Elgin is a city located in Texas. ...

Other uses

• Elgin Baylor, former forward for the Los Angeles Lakers.
• Elgin Bridge, Singapore a bridge spanning the Singapore river just before Boat Quay.
• Lord Elgin, Canadian governor.
• Elginia - a turtle-like parareptile from Late Permian
• Elgin Marbles
• Mike Elgin, offensive guard for the New England Patriots
• Suzette Haden Elgin, Science fiction author and linguist
• The Elgin Theater, noted for showing midnight movies during the 1970s.
• Elgin National Watch Company
• The Elgin Sweeper Company, maker of street sweeping equipment.

Elgin Gay Baylor (born September 16, 1934 in Washington, D.C.) is an American former basketball forward. ... Lakers logo 1966-1991 The Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association (NBA) team based in Los Angeles, California. ... The Earl of Elgin and Kincardine James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin and 12th Earl of Kincardine (20 July 1811 – 20 November 1863) was a British colonial administrator and diplomat, best known as Governor General of the Province of Canada and Viceroy of India. ... Species Elginia gordoni Elginia mirabilis Elginia was a pareiasaur - a member of a group of Late Permian parareptiles which grew up to 10 feet long (3 meters). ... Diversity ca. ... Orders Testudines(Turtles, tortoises& terrapins) Millerettidae- extinct Nyctiphruretidae- extinct Pareiasauridae- extinct Procolophonidae- extinct The anapsids are a group of amniotes, characterized by skulls without openings near the temples. ... The Permian is a geologic period that extends from about 299. ... --88. ... Mike Elgin is a American football Center for the New England Patriots. ... Suzette Haden Elgin is an American science fiction author. ... The Elgin theater opened in 1942 on Eighth Avenue in New York. ... Midnight movies are a once popular phenomenon that started in the early 1970s and largely faded with advent of the VCR in the 1980s. ... The Elgin Watch Company (National Watch Company) was founded in 1864. ...

References

1. ^ 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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