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Lorelai meaning baby name. More about the name Lorelei. Its origin is Modern English variant of the German name Lorelei. Famous real-life people named Lorelei.

In Germanic legend Lorelei was a siren who lured sailors to destruction. This name is mostly being used as a girls name. The traditional spelling is Lorelei a name with two theorized etymologies.

Its double role as the mother and daughter -- and even grandmother -- on TVs The Gilmore Girls modernized humanized and popularized a name previously associated with the mythic seductive siren and the gold digger portrayed by Marilyn Monroe in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. It has been poetically personified as the Lorelei whose singing lures. Etymology Historical Origin of the Baby Name Lorelai.

Lorelei means whisperingmurmuring rock. Lorelei Lee character in movie Gentlemen Prefer Blondes played by Marilyn Monroe. Lorelai Gilmore main character in the tv show The Gilmore Girls.

The name was altered to Lorelei by Clemens Brentano a German poet. Lorelai Origin and Meaning The name Lorelai is a girls name. Lorelai is the spelling used for the character played by Lauren Graham on The Gilmore Girls.

Second it could be derived from the Germanic lauern meaning to lurk or lie in wait along with the aforementioned Celtic word for rock. First its the combination of an Old German word lureln meaning murmuring plus a Celtic word ley meaning rock. Lorelei In German lore Lorelei was a siren who lurked along a craggy narrow section of the Rhine River luring sailors toward her -- then crashing their ships onto the rocks.