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 ...

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 Erland Asdahl (6 April 1921, Nes – 19 July 1988) was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Akershus in 1977, but was not re-elected in 1981. He had previously served as a deputy repre ...

(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 Erland (Benedikt, Brodderi) Dryselius (1641 – 24 April 1708) was a Swedish Lutheran minister, historian, and translator Translation is the communication of the meaning of a source-language text by means of an equivalent target-langu ...

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

(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 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 care ...

(born 1980), Swedish football goalkeeper *

Erland Herkenrath Erland Franz Herkenrath (September 24, 1912 – July 17, 2003) was a Switzerland, Swiss field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

(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 Chels ...

(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 (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 (1877–1932), Finnish-Swedish archeologist and anthropologist * Erland Pison (born 1974), Belgian politician * Erland Samuel Bring (1736–1798), Swedish mathematician * Erland Steenberg (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 com ...

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

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