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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 dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and their overseas settlemen ...
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 ...
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 Dr ...
(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, 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 (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 Norwegian football manager and former professional footballer who is director of youth at Sarpsborg 08 FF. As a player he was a centre back from 1983 until 1999, notably in the Premier League for Chelse ...
(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 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, t ...
(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 th ...
(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 Van Lidth De Jeude was born in Hilversum, the Netherlands, and came to t ...
(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 comp ...
(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 Institu ...
(1917–1988), Norwegian politician and Member of Parliament for Anders Lange's Party * Olof Erland (1944–2013), politician in the autonomous Åland Islands * Rune Erland (born 1968), Norwegian handball player


See also

* Erland and the Carnival, British folk rock band * Erland Falls, waterfall in Stoney Creek, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada *
Erland Lee Museum The Erland Lee Museum is a National Historic Site of Canada located on the ridge of the Niagara Escarpment in Stoney Creek, Hamilton, Ontario. Originally a farmhouse belonging to Erland and Janet Lee, the museum is recognized as the birthpla ...
, National Historic Site of Canada located on the ridge of the Niagara Escarpment in Stoney Creek, Ontario * Arland (disambiguation),
Aurland Aurland () is a municipality in the county of Vestland, Norway. It is located on the south side of the Sognefjorden in the traditional district of Sogn. The administrative center is the village of Aurlandsvangen. Other villages include Bakka ...
, Årland * Erlandson, Erlandsson, Erlang, Euroland * Herland, Hærland * Orland,
Ørland Ørland is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Fosen region. Ørland is located at the southwestern tip of the Fosen peninsula at the northern shore of the mouth of Trondheimsfjord where the Stjørnfjorden arm begin ...


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