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Does anybody know about the pronunciation of Elgin in Scotland and elsewhere? I know that Elgin, Illinois is pronounced [ˈɛldʒɪn] (I grew up about twenty minutes away from there) but I've heard [ˈɛlgɪn] with respect to the Marbles (and not liked it very much!). QuartierLatin1968 06:18, 20 Nov 2004 (UTC)
There's also an Elgin car company... --squadfifteen
The introductory paragraph seems to have changed again, so I'll reiterate what I said with my previous login. Many of the world's Elgins were not named after Elgin, Scotland, at least not directly. Elgin, Illinois was named after a hymn tune that was named for the Scottish city. Many, if not most, of the Elgins in the U.S. were named for Elgin, Illinois, making their names at least two steps removed from the Scottish city. Xuehxolotl 15:05, 17 April 2007 (UTC)
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Does anybody know about the pronunciation of Elgin in Scotland and elsewhere? I know that Elgin, Illinois is pronounced [ˈɛldʒɪn] (I grew up about twenty minutes away from there) but I've heard [ˈɛlgɪn] with respect to the Marbles (and not liked it very much!). QuartierLatin1968 06:18, 20 Nov 2004 (UTC)
There's also an Elgin car company... --squadfifteen
The introductory paragraph seems to have changed again, so I'll reiterate what I said with my previous login. Many of the world's Elgins were not named after Elgin, Scotland, at least not directly. Elgin, Illinois was named after a hymn tune that was named for the Scottish city. Many, if not most, of the Elgins in the U.S. were named for Elgin, Illinois, making their names at least two steps removed from the Scottish city. Xuehxolotl 15:05, 17 April 2007 (UTC)