# Elgin

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɛlɡɪn/ · frequency rank #23,256

## Definitions
1. A surname.
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32. A Scottish earldom.

## Etymology
* As a Scottish surname, derived from the place in Morayshire, from Scottish Gaelic Eilginn, possibly meaning "little Ireland," from Èirinn.
* As a Turkish surname, from the obsolete noun elgin (“stranger”); see el.
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.

## Easily confused with
- **Eli** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elgin-vs-eli)
- **Erin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elgin-vs-erin)
- **elon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elgin-vs-elon)
- **Elie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elgin-vs-elie)
- **Emin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elgin-vs-emin)
- **ellen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elgin-vs-ellen)
- **Ellis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elgin-vs-ellis)
- **Elvis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elgin-vs-elvis)
- **Ellie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elgin-vs-ellie)
- **Elton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elgin-vs-elton)
- **Elsie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elgin-vs-elsie)
- **Erwin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elgin-vs-erwin)
- **Ervin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elgin-vs-ervin)
- **elven** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elgin-vs-elven)
- **engine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elgin-vs-engine)
- **Elkins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elgin-vs-elkins)
- **Egan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/egan-vs-elgin)
- **Edin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edin-vs-elgin)
- **Edwin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edwin-vs-elgin)
- **Elgar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elgar-vs-elgin)

## Common misspellings (7)
`eglin`, `elggin`, `elginn`, `elgni`, `elign`, `ellgin`, `legin`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/elgin