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Loreley

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LOH-reh-lie'LOH-reh-lie'3 syllables
🇩🇪German
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MEANING

Murmuring rock

ORIGIN

Germanic

ETYMOLOGY

Derived from the Old High German 'lureln' meaning 'murmur' and 'ley' meaning 'rock'

CULTURAL NOTES

Loreley is a steep rock on the right bank of the Rhine River in Germany, associated with a legend of a siren.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

The name gained popularity through Heinrich Heine's poem 'Die Lorelei' and subsequent folk tales.

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FAQs About Loreley

The name Loreley means "murmuring rock" in German.
Loreley has Germanic origins. Derived from the Old High German 'lureln' meaning 'murmur' and 'ley' meaning 'rock'
Loreley is pronounced LOH-reh-lie (LOH-reh-lie). It has 3 syllables.
On Naymt, every name is color-coded by gender: green indicates a "masculine" name (one that has only ever appeared in the boys' top 1000 since 1880), purple indicates a "feminine" name (only in the girls' top 1000), and yellow indicates a "neutral" name (one that has appeared in the top 1000 for both genders at some point in history).
Popular nicknames for Loreley include Lori, Lora.
Sibling name ideas that pair well with Loreley include Elowen, Marlowe, Rowan.
The most common spelling is Loreley. Alternative spellings include Lorelei, Lorelai.