50%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Swedish, Norwegian, Danish Pronounced Pron. ER-ling [key] Meaning & History Means "descendant of the jarl", a derivative of the Old Norse word jarl meaning "chieftain, nobleman, earl". See All Relations · Show Family TreeRelated Names Other Languages & CulturesErlingr(Ancient Scandinavian) Erlingur(Icelandic) See Popularity DetailPopularity Last ranked #91 in 1964 Norway Last ranked #984 in 1920 United States Categories currently out of the US top 1000, Tolkien characters Entry updated July 27, 2015