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Danish
Etymology
Old Norse Erlingr, related to jarl, "son or descendant of an earl".
Proper noun
Erling
- a male given name
Icelandic
Proper noun
Erling
- accusative of Erlingur
Norwegian
Etymology
Old Norse Erlingr
Proper noun
Erling
- a male given name
References
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
- Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 7 519 males with the given name Erling living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1900s decade. Accessed on 19 May, 2011.
Swedish
Etymology
Old Norse Erlingr
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Erling c (genitive Erlings)
- a male given name