Meaning :the wild boar, the wolf,errol how to a girl's name is pronounced air-ul. scottish surname, which is derived from a place name associated with earl. the earls of erroll, hereditary high constable of scotland, are the famous scottish aristocrats. it can also be connected with the latin alphabet and errare meaning "to walk". familiar, in the 1930s, because of errol flynn, famous for his roles cloak-and-dagger. black pianist erroll garner.