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Lorelei (name)

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Gender
  
Feminine

Lorelei (name)

Nickname(s)
  
Lori, Lora, Lorinka, Lorel, Lei, Rory, LaLa, Lo

Related names
  
Lorelai (variant spelling), Lurleen/Lurlene/Lurline

Lorelei is a feminine given name taken from the name of a rock headland on the Rhine River. Legends say that a maiden named the Lorelei lives on the rock and lures fishermen to their death with her song.

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Its Czech name day is 17 August.

Bearers of the name

  • Lorelei (Asgardian), a Marvel Comics character
  • Lorelai Gilmore, fictional character on the American television series Gilmore Girls
  • Lorelei (Pokémon), An Elite Four member in Pokémon Red and Blue, Pokémon Yellow, Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
  • Lorelei Lee, Marilyn Monroe's character in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
  • Loreley, pen name of Mexican writer María Luisa Garza (1887–1980)
  • Luisana Loreley Lopilato de la Torre (born 1987), Argentine actress and model

    • Songs

  • Lorelei - The Pogues
  • Loreley - a song by band Blackmore's Night
  • Lorelei - Styx
  • Lorelei - Cocteau Twins
  • Laurelei - Lisa Gerrard
  • Lorelai - Fleet Foxes
  • Loreley (The Lovers) – In Hearts Wake
  • Lorelei- DELUHI
  • Lorelei- Tom Tom Club
  • Lorelei - Scorpions (Sting in the Tail)
  • Lorelé - Vilma Palma E Vampiros (Angeles & Demonios)
  • Lorelei - Lonnie Donegan
  • Lorelei - Comeback Kid
  • Lorelai Lured the Sailors - Senseless Beauty (Thoughts of Wolves)
  • Lorelei - Theatre of Tragedy
  • Lorelei - Ladies' Code
  • Lorelei Sebasto Cha - Hubert-Félix Thiéfaine
  • Lorelei (Mandarin)/风暴女神Lorelei (Cantonese) - Alan Tam

    • References

    Lorelei (name) Wikipedia
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