Elgin, Moray (Scottish Gaelic: Eilginn) is a former royal burgh and parliamentary burgh in Moray, Scotland. The origin of the name is obscure, but may be derived from Eilgín, "Little Ireland."
Many other places around the world are also called Elgin, though the pronunciation is often quite different; the Scottish pronunciation is "ELG-IN" as opposed to "EL-JIN". The largest municipality of the name is Elgin, Illinois, with a current population over 100,000.
Source: CIA Factbook, Wikipedia
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