Erland
Erland is an old German male given name from the era "honor, reputation" and lant "country". The name has been common in Scandinavia since the Middle Ages ; either as a borrowing from German or as an independent education to the Old Norse erlandr ("foreign").
Today the name is mainly used in Sweden and Denmark , the name day is January 8th.
Other forms of name
- Erlend ( Norway )
- Erlendur ( Iceland , Faroe Islands ), accusative: Erlend , dative: Erlendi , genitive: Erlends .
Name bearer
- Erlend Bjøntegaard (* 1990), Norwegian biathlete
- Erland Erlandsen (1912-2003), German actor of Danish descent
- Erland of the Faroe Islands († 1308), bishop of the Faroe Islands
- Erland Josephson (1923–2012), Swedish actor
- Erland von Koch (1910–2009), Swedish composer
- Erland Koch (1867–1945), German marksman
- Erland Kops (1937-2017), Danish badminton player
- Erland Fredrik Kumlander , known as Erkki Karu (1887-1935), Finnish film director and producer
- Erlend Larsen (* 1965), Norwegian politician
- Erlend Loe (* 1969), Norwegian writer
- Erland Nordenskiöld (1877-1932), Swedish ethnologist
- Erlend Øye (* 1975), Norwegian musician
- Erlendur Patursson (1913–1986), Faroese poet and politician
- Erlend Wiborg (* 1984), Norwegian politician
Individual evidence
- ↑ Erland on behindthename.com (Engl.)