Loralai: Meaning, Popularity, Origin of Baby Name Loralai | Girls
Origin of the name Lorelei:
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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My grandbaby to be will be named Loralai in February of 2009.
My granddaughter is Lorelei (different spelling), She was born Winter of 2007.
I named my daughter Loralai, she was born in August 2011
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We call my granddaughter, Lore.
In the T.V. show Gilmore Girls, they used Rory as a nickname for Lorelei.
I call my daughter Lora
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Loralai refers to a siren who lures sailors to shipwreck and death.
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Loralai Gilmore from TV show Gilmore Girls
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