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ever heard the name "Elgn" before? it's pronounced "EL-gin". kinda wondered where it came from.
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there is a town in scotland called elgin. it may have originally been called elgn. lots on scottish names of places have changed in the last few hundred of years.
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You don't mean Elgin, as in Elgin's Marbles, do you?If so, Elgin is an English surname, although I'll have to get back to you on the meaning and origin.
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