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Baby Name Lorelei |
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| Meaning of Lorelei - What does the name Lorelei means? |
| Pronunciation: |
| lor-eh-u |  |
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Girl Name |
| Origin: |
German |
| Name Meaning: |
Derived from Lurlei, the name of the rock "ambush cliff," which is derived from the Middle High German luren (to watch) and lei (a cliff, a rock). The name was altered to Lorelei by Clemens Brentano, a German poet. In Germanic legend, Lorelei was a beautiful siren who sat upon a rock in the Rhine River and lured sailors to shipwreck and death |
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View this name in other origins -
German, Scandinavian |
| Variants: | Lura, Lurette, Lurleen, Lurline |
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