Erlingr

Old Norse edit

Etymology edit

Derived from the stem of Old Norse jarl (“nobleman”). For the suffix -ingr, see -ing. Originally, Erlingr was a byname for a jarl's relative.

Proper noun edit

Erlingr m

a male given name

Descendants edit

Danish: Erling
Faroese: Erlingur
Icelandic: Erlingur
Norwegian: Erling, Elling
Old Swedish: Ærlinger, Arlingus, Yrling, Herlingus
- Swedish: Erling, Elling