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. 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

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