Lorelei (sometimes spelled Lorelai, Loreley, or Lorilee) is a feminine given name originating from the name of the rock headland on the Rhine River. Legends say that a maiden named Lorelei lived on the rock and lured fishermen to their deaths with her song.[citation needed]
.jpg) Loreley, Emil Krupa-Krupinski, 1899 | |
| Gender | Feminine |
|---|---|
| Other names | |
| Related names | Lorelai (variant spelling) |
People
edit- Loreley, pen name of Mexican writer María Luisa Garza (1887–1980)
- Lorelei DeCora Means (born 1954), a Native American nurse and civil rights activist
- Lorelei Linklater (born 1994), American actress and multimedia artist
- Luisana Loreley Lopilato de la Torre (born 1987), Argentine actress and model
Fictional characters
edit- Lorelei Lee, Marilyn Monroe's character in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
- Lorelai Gilmore, a character on the American television series Gilmore Girls
- Lorelei (Asgardian), a character in the Marvel Comics Universe and the Marvel Cinematic Universe
- Lorelei (Pokémon), an Elite Four member in Pokémon Red and Blue, Pokémon Yellow, Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen as well as Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
- Dr. Lorelei Tsing, a doctor from American science fiction television series The 100
- A Star Trek animated episode entitled The Lorelei Signal involved alien women able to mentally enslave the men of the U.S.S. Enterprise.
- Lorelei, one of the Valkyries and priestesses in the book A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas.
- Lorelei Martins, a character who was an accomplice and later a victim of Red John in television series The Mentalist
- Lorelei Ambrosia, a character in Superman III
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