Erland is a Nordic male given name with several possible origins. It is typically believed to come from the

Old Norse Old Norse, also referred to as Old Nordic or Old Scandinavian, was a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants ...

or , meaning ''foreigner''. Other possible origins are and the

Proto-Norse Proto-Norse (also called Ancient Nordic; Danish and ; ; ; ) was an Indo-European language spoken in Scandinavia that is thought to have evolved as a northern dialect of Proto-Germanic in the first centuries CE. It is the earliest stage of a c ...

words * (''here'') and * (''noble'', ''important''). The name is earliest attested in a Norwegian runestone as arlantr. Notable people with the name include: * Erland Almqvist (1912–1999), Swedish sailor who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics *

Leif Erland Andersson Leif Erland Andersson (4 November 1943 – 4 May 1979) was a Swedish astronomer. Early life Andersson had been a child prodigy who won the Swedish television quiz show ''10.000-kronorsfrågan'' ("The 10,000 Kronor Question") at the age of 16 ...

(1944–1979), Swedish astronomer * Erland Asdahl (1921–1988), Norwegian politician for the Centre Party * Erland Carlsson (1822–1893), Swedish-American Lutheran Minister * Gawain Erland Cooper, Orcadian and Scottish folk guitarist and singer * Erland Dryselius (Benedikt, Brodderi) Dryselius (1641–1708), Swedish priest, historian and translator * Erland Erlandson (c. 1790 – 1875), Dano-Canadian explorer and fur trader * Bengt Erland Fogelberg (also Benedict Fogelberg), (1786–1854), Swedish sculptor * Erland Harold Hedrick or E. H. Hedrick (1894–1954), American Democratic politician from West Virginia *

Erland Hellström Erland Folke Henry Hellström (born 16 December 1980) is a Swedish former association football, footballer who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. He played for Hammarby Fotboll, Hammarby before leaving via a mutual consen ...

(born 1980), Swedish football goalkeeper * Erland Herkenrath (1912–2003), Swiss field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics * Erland Johnsen (born 1967), retired Norwegian footballer and current manager *

Erland Josephson Erland Josephson (; 15 June 1923 – 25 February 2012) was a Swedish actor and author. He was best known by international audiences for his work in films directed by Ingmar Bergman, Andrei Tarkovsky and Theodoros Angelopoulos. Life and career ...

(1923–2012), Swedish actor and author * Erland Kiøsterud (born 1953), Norwegian novelist * Erland Koch (1867–1945), German sports shooter who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics * Erland Koch (1913–1972) Swedish sports shooter *

Erland Kops Erland Kops (14 January 1937 – 18 February 2017) was a badminton player from Denmark who won numerous major international singles and doubles titles from the late 1950s to the early 1970s. Early life Kops was born in 1937. His uncles were ...

(1937–2017), former badminton player from Denmark *

Erland Lee Erland Lee (1864 – 1926) was a Canadian farmer, teacher, and government employee from Stoney Creek, Ontario. He was a co-founder of the Women's Institutes, an international organization originally formed to promote the education of isolate ...

(1864–1926), Canadian farmer, teacher, government employee, founder of the Women's Institutes * Erland Lindén (1880–1952), Swedish sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics *

Erland Nordenskiöld Baron Nils Erland Herbert Nordenskiöld (19 July 1877 – 5 July 1932) was a Swedish archeologist and anthropologist. Nordenskiöld's research focused on the ethnography and prehistory of South America. Biography He was born in Stockholm, th ...

(1877–1932), Finnish-Swedish archeologist and anthropologist *

Erland Pison Erland Pison (born 4 October 1974) was a Belgian politician for Vlaams Belang. Career After completing his lawstudies at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, he moved in 1999 to Brussels to start his legal career in public law. From 2004 till ...

(born 1974), Belgian politician *

Erland Samuel Bring Erland Samuel Bring (19 August 1736 – 20 May 1798) was a Swedish mathematician. Bring studied at Lund University between 1750 and 1757. In 1762 he obtained a position of a reader in history and was promoted to professor in 1779. At Lund he wr ...

(1736–1798), Swedish mathematician *

Erland Steenberg Erland Steenberg (11 February 1919 – 11 December 2009) was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. He was born in Nedre Eiker as a son of farmers Christoffer Steenberg (1888–1970) and Anne Severine Åsland (1878–1963). He was employed ...

(1919–2009), Norwegian politician for the Centre Party *

Erland Van Lidth De Jeude Erland Philip Peter van Lidth de Jeude (June 3, 1953 – September 23, 1987) was a Dutch–American actor, opera singer, and amateur wrestler. Early life and education Erland Philip Peter van Lidth de Jeude was born in Hilversum, the Netherl ...

(1953–1987), Dutch-born actor, wrestler, opera singer and worked with computers *

Erland von Koch Sigurd Christian Jag Erland Vogt von Koch (26 April 1910 – 31 January 2009) was a Swedish composer. He wrote symphonies, ballets, an opera, and other compositions, including music for film. Life and career Born in Stockholm as the son of compo ...

(1910–2009), Swedish composer *

Erling Erland Erling Erland (12 July 1917 – 13 January 1988) was a Norwegian politician and Member of Parliament for Anders Lange's Party. Erland was born in Time. He started as a student in 1937, and was educated as an engineer from the Norwegian Institut ...

(1917–1988), Norwegian politician and Member of Parliament for Anders Lange's Party *

Olof Erland Olof Erland (16 February 1944 - 23 May 2013) was a politician in the autonomous Åland Islands Åland ( , ; ) is an Federacy, autonomous and Demilitarized zone, demilitarised region of Finland. Receiving its autonomy by a 1920 decision of ...

(1944–2013), politician in the autonomous Åland Islands * Rune Erland (born 1968), Norwegian handball player

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