Elgin
Definition
A city in northeastern Illinois, United States, known for its watchmaking history.
A market town in northeastern Scotland, administrative center of Moray council area, famous for its distilleries and ruined cathedral.
A Scottish surname derived from the place name Elgin, from Gaelic Eilginn, possibly meaning 'little Ireland'.
A male given name of Gaelic origin, meaning 'high-minded'.
Examples
After a weekend in Elgin, Illinois, he swore his new watch from the local museum antique shop was ticking with Midwestern precision.
She sipped whisky from Elgin, Scotland, and declared it the only spirit that could handle her family's Highland games drama.
Naming their son Elgin was meant to inspire noble thoughts, but so far he's just nobly hogging all the video game controllers.
The debate over returning the Elgin Marbles rages on, proving ancient Greeks knew how to start arguments that last millennia.