67%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Norwegian, Danish, Swedish Pronounced Pron. EHR-ling [key] Meaning & History Means "descendant of the jarl", a derivative of the Old Norse word jarl meaning "chieftain, nobleman, earl". Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & CulturesErlingur(Icelandic) Erlingr(Old Norse) PopularityDetails Last ranked #91 in 1964 Norway Last ranked #985 in 1920 United States Name DaysName Days? Norway: June 19Sweden: October 11 Categories currently out of the US top 1000, isograms, Tolkien characters, YouTubers