Erland
Erland is a Nordic given name with several possible origins. It is typically believed to come from the Old Norse erlendr or ørlendr, meaning foreigner. Other possible origins are jarl and the Proto-Norse words *harja (here) and *arja (noble, important). The name is earliest attested in a Norwegian runestone as arlantr.[1] Notable people with the name include:
- Erland Almqvist (1912–1999), Swedish sailor who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Leif Erland Andersson (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 (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 (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 (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),) was a Belgian politician
- Erland Samuel Bring (1736–1798), Swedish mathematician
- Erland Steenberg (1919–2009), Norwegian politician for the Centre Party
- Erland Van Lidth De Jeude (1953–1987), Dutch-born actor, wrestler, opera singer and worked with computers
- Erland von Koch (1910–2009), Swedish composer
- Erling Erland (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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See also
- Erland and the Carnival, British folk rock band
- Erland Falls, 13-metre-high (43 ft) waterfall in Stoney Creek, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Erland Lee Museum, National Historic Site of Canada located on the ridge of the Niagara Escarpment in Stoney Creek, Ontario
- Arland (disambiguation), Aurland, Årland
- Erlandson, Erlandsson, Erlang, Euroland
- Herland, Hærland
- Orland, Ørland
References
- "Erland" (in Swedish). Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
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