Loralei

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loh-RAH-lay'loh-RAH-lay'3 syllables

🇩🇪German

Mysterious

MEANING

Murmuring rock

ORIGIN

Germanic

ETYMOLOGY

Derived from the German 'Lurlei' or 'Lurleia', which refers to a rock on the Rhine River

CULTURAL NOTES

Associated with a famous rock and legend along the Rhine River in Germany, where a siren named Lorelei is said to have lured fishermen to their deaths.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

The legend of Lorelei dates back to the 19th century and has been popularized by poets such as Heinrich Heine.

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