Danish

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Etymology

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Old Norse Erlingr, related to jarl, "son or descendant of an earl".

Proper noun

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Erling

  1. a male given name

Icelandic

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Proper noun

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Erling

  1. accusative of Erlingur

Norwegian

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Etymology

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Old Norse Erlingr

Proper noun

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Erling

  1. a male given name
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References

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  • Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
  • [1] 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

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Etymology

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Old Norse Erlingr

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Proper noun

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Erling c (genitive Erlings)

  1. a male given name
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