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Lorelei name meaning

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What does the name Lorelei mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Lorelei

User Submitted Origins

German
78%
Greek
6%
Gaelic
6%
Spanish
6%
Latin
6%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. A user from Pennsylvania, U.S. says the name Lorelei is of German origin and means "Alluring; a beautiful siren from German legends who lured fishermen to their deaths by crashing on a rock in the Rhine River".
  2. A submission from Utah, U.S. says the name Lorelei means "The rock Loreley on the Rhine River in Germany. Sailors perceived her as a beautiful mermaid, and blamed her alluring voice for leading many to a watery grave" and is of German origin.
  3. According to 2 people from Utah, U.S., the name Lorelei is of German origin and means "Beautiful siren of the sea".
  4. A submission from Massachusetts, U.S. says the name Lorelei means "Siren of the sea. Beautiful siren" and is of German origin.
  5. A submission from the United Kingdom says the name Lorelei means "Siren of the sea / mermaid" and is of Greek origin.
  6. A submission from Texas, U.S. says the name Lorelei means "Relating to a rocky cliff on the Rhine river. Lorelei as a girl's name is of German origin for a rocky cliff on the Rhine river that is dangerous to boat passage. It has been poetically personified as the Lorelei, whose singing lures men to destruction. The name has an aura of risky allure" and is of German origin.
  7. A user from Indiana, U.S. says the name Lorelei means "Siren of the sea".
  8. 3 people from Canada and the United States agree the name Lorelei is of German origin and means "Siren".
  9. A user from Georgia, U.S. says the name Lorelei is of German origin and means "Alluring Enchantress".
  10. A submission from Georgia, U.S. says the name Lorelei means "Alluring".
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  1. A Siren of German legend who lured boatmen in the Rhine to destruction
Wiktionary

Borrowed from German Lorelei (“siren of Rhine”), not used as a given name in Germany.

  1. A female given name from German.
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Notable Persons Named Lorelei

Notable Persons Named Lorelei

Lorelei Lee

Lorelei was born on March 2nd, 1981 in Upstate New York.

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Lorelei Linklater

She was most active from 2001 to present. Lorelei was given the name Lorelei Grace Linklater by her parent Richard Linklater on May 29th, 1994 in San Miguel de Allende.

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Lorelei

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Lorelei King

Lorelei King is an actor, television presenter, and actress. Her most notable accomplishments were from 1981 to present. Lorelei was given the name Lorelei Elizabeth King on October 29th, 1953 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Lorelei Shannon

Lorelei was born in 1965.

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Lorelei Travis

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  • Lorelei Mahoney
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Notable Persons With the Last Name Lorelei

Notable Persons With the Last Name Lorelei

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Fun Facts about the name Lorelei

  • How Popular is the name Lorelei? Lorelei is the 2,117th most popular name of all time.
  • How many people with the first name Lorelei have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 14,144 babies born with the first name Lorelei in the United States. That's more than enough people named Lorelei to occupy the territory of Wallis and Futuna (France) with an estimated population of 13,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Lorelei? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1916 when it was given as a first name to 5 new born babies.
  • When was Lorelei first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Lorelei is Tuesday, September 27th, 1887.
  • What year had the most people named Lorelei born? The highest recorded use of the first name Lorelei was in 2016 with a total of 715 babies.
  • Random Lorelei Factoid: According to the 1974 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Lorelei is not a popular baby girl's name in Hawaii. Imagine that, only 6 babies in Hawaii have the same name in 1974.
  • Weird things about the name Lorelei: The name spelled backwards is Ielerol. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Ioeellr. How do you pronounce that?
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