Erling - Meaning of Erling

What does Erling mean?

Pronounce
Erling

[ 2 syll. er-lin(g), erl-i-ng ] The baby boy name Erling is pronounced ERLihNG †. Erling has its origins in the English language. The name means 'nobleman's son'.

A variant of Erling is Erlyng.

See also the related categories, english and son (heir).

Erling is rare as a baby boy name. At the modest peak of its usage in 1913, 0.008% of baby boys were given the name Erling. It had a ranking of #673 then. The baby name has experienced a decline in popularity since then, and is of only infrequent use today. Out of all boy names in its family, Erling was nonetheless the most popular in 2018.

A baby name that sounds like Erling is Erlyng.

† English pronunciation for Erling: ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; NG as in "sing (S.IH.NG)"