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Erland is a
Nordic male given name with several possible origins. It is typically believed to come from the
Old Norseerlendr 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
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Look up Erland in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Erland is a
Nordic male given name with several possible origins. It is typically believed to come from the
Old Norseerlendr 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
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.