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

Old Norse Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is 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 of Scandinavia and t ...

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

Proto-Norse Proto-Norse (also called Ancient Nordic, Ancient Scandinavian, Ancient Norse, Primitive Norse, Proto-Nordic, Proto-Scandinavian and Proto-North Germanic) was an Indo-European language spoken in Scandinavia that is thought to have evolved as a ...

words * (''here'') and * (''noble'', ''important''). The name is earliest attested in a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the ...

runestone as arlantr. Notable people with the name include: *

Erland Almqvist Erland H. L. Almqvist (2 September 1912 – 20 September 1999) was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Stockholm. In 1952 he won the silver medal as crew member of the Swedish boat ''Tornado'' in the Dra ...

(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") twice, the first ...

(1944–1979), Swedish astronomer * Erland Asdahl (1921–1988), Norwegian politician for the Centre Party *

Erland Carlsson Erland Carlsson (August 24, 1822 – October 19, 1893) was a Swedish-American Lutheran minister. He was one of the founders and served as president of the Augustana Lutheran Synod. Background Erland Carlsson was born in the Suletorp farm vill ...

(1822–1893), Swedish-American Lutheran Minister *

Gawain Erland Cooper Erland Cooper is a Scottish composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist. He was born and raised in Stromness, Orkney. As an interdisciplinary artist, he has released three acclaimed studio albums, with four additional companion albums and mult ...

, Orcadian and Scottish folk guitarist and singer *

Erland Dryselius Erland (Benedikt, Brodderi) Dryselius (1641 – 24 April 1708) was a Swedish Lutheran minister, historian, and translator Translation is the communication of the Meaning (linguistic), meaning of a #Source and target languages, source-lang ...

(Benedikt, Brodderi) Dryselius (1641–1708), Swedish priest, historian and translator *

Erland Erlandson Erland Erlandson (– 1875) was a Danish carpenter and sailor who, after becoming a British prisoner of war during the Napoleonic Wars, joined the Hudson's Bay Company in British North America. Despite his poor English, his intelligence and har ...

(c. 1790 – 1875), Dano-Canadian explorer and fur trader *

Bengt Erland Fogelberg Bengt Erland Fogelberg, also known as Benedict Fogelberg, (8 August 178622 December 1854) was a Swedish sculptor. Biography Fogelberg was born in Gothenburg. His father, a copper-founder, encouraging an early exhibited taste for design, sent h ...

(also Benedict Fogelberg), (1786–1854), Swedish sculptor *

Erland Harold Hedrick Erland Harold Hedrick, better known as E. H. Hedrick (August 9, 1894 – September 20, 1954) was an American Democratic politician from West Virginia. Born in Barn in Mercer County, West Virginia, he was graduated from the medical school of the ...

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 footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played for Hammarby before leaving via a mutual consent agreement. Due to injuries he retired from the game in 2011. Club career ...

(born 1980), Swedish football goalkeeper * Erland Herkenrath (1912–2003), Swiss field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics *

Erland Johnsen Erland Johnsen (born 5 April 1967) is a Norway, Norwegian football manager and former professional Association football, footballer who is director of youth at Sarpsborg 08 FF. As a player he was a Defender (association football), centre back fr ...

(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 J ...

(1923–2012), Swedish actor and author *

Erland Kiøsterud Erland Kiøsterud (born 10 November 1953) is a Norwegian novelist. He made his literary debut in 1973 with the novel ''Sår som aldri gror''. His next novel, ''Jord!'' (1977) was made into a film in 1988. He received the Gyldendal's Endowment ...

(born 1953), Norwegian novelist *

Erland Koch Erland Koch (3 January 1867 – 29 April 1945) was a German Empire, German shooting sports, sport shooter who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He won the bronze medal in the Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's team clay pigeo ...

(1867–1945), German sports shooter who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics *

(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 isolated ...

(1864–1926), Canadian farmer, teacher, government employee, founder of the Women's Institutes *

Erland Lindén Erland is a Nordic given name with several possible origins. It is typically believed to come from the Old Norse or , meaning ''foreigner''. Other possible origins are and the Proto-Norse words * (''here'') and * (''noble'', ''important''). The ...

(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. 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 2009 he was elected for the ...

(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 wro ...

(1736–1798), Swedish mathematician *

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

(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 Van Lidth De Jeude was born in Hilversum, the Netherlands, and came to the ...

(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 compos ...

(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 Institute ...

(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, Åland Islands.Rune Erland Rune Erland (born 25 August 1968) is a Norwegian handball player. He played 129 matches and scored 474 goals for the Norway men's national handball team between 1987 and 1997. He participated at the 1993 World Men's Handball Championship. With ...

(born 1968), Norwegian handball player

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