Erland

Erland is a Nordic male 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 name is earliest attested in a Norwegian runestone as arlantr. 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), 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 Provided by Wikipedia