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Does anyone know if Elling is a real name used in Norway? If so, what does it mean?
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Hi Mari,
Yes, Elling is a real name and it is used in Norway. At the moment it is not very popular - there are just about 500 Ellings in Norway at the moment.
The name used to be more popular around 1900 - 1920.
It is a form of the name Erling which is used more often but which is quite old fashioned nowadays as well.
Erling derives from the Old Norse name Erlingr which means "belonging to the jarl" or "son of the jarl".
Jarl / Jarle are first names as well (a Jarl is an Earl in English)
Regards, Satu
Yes, Elling is a real name and it is used in Norway. At the moment it is not very popular - there are just about 500 Ellings in Norway at the moment.
The name used to be more popular around 1900 - 1920.
It is a form of the name Erling which is used more often but which is quite old fashioned nowadays as well.
Erling derives from the Old Norse name Erlingr which means "belonging to the jarl" or "son of the jarl".
Jarl / Jarle are first names as well (a Jarl is an Earl in English)
Regards, Satu
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My maidenname is Elling, first name Marry. I was born in Haarlem, in the Netherlands, April 29, 1940. My father was Cornelis Elling, born in Amsterdam June 20, 1904, died in 1975. My mother was Barbera Beeldman, born August 5, 1907 in Bergen N.H., the Netherlands, died August 17, 1991 also in Bergen N.H.
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