Elgin - Meaning of Elgin

What does Elgin mean?

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Elgin

[ 2 syll. el-gin, elg-in ] The baby boy name Elgin is pronounced as EHLJHihN †. Elgin's language of origin is Old English and it is predominantly used in English. Elgin's meaning is 'high-minded'.

Variations of Elgin include Elgan, Elgen, Elgine, Elgon, Elgyn, Elgyne, Eljin, Eljine, Eljyn, and Eljyne.

See also the related category english.

Elgin is an unusual baby name for boys. Its usage peaked in 1905 with 0.008% of baby boys being named Elgin. It ranked at #715 then. The baby name has since experienced a drop in popularity, and is currently of only very modest use. Among all boy names in its group, Elgin was nevertheless the most widely used in 2018.

Baby names that sound like Elgin include Eljin, Elame, Elem, Elgan, Elgann, Elgen, Elgenn, Elgon, Elgyn, Elgyne, Eljine, Eljyn, Eljyne, Elkan, Elken, Elkin, Elkon, Elkun, Elkyn, and Ellkan.

† Pronunciation for Elgin: EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; JH as in "joy (JH.OY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"