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Lorelei
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lorelei
English
Etymology
Borrowed from en de Lorelei murmuring rock or lurking rock, but not used as a given name in Germany. The Lorelei (or Lorelei, Loreleï, Lore Lay, Lore-Ley, Lurley, Lurelei, Lurlei) is an infamous maritime disaster site because of the Rhine's current and the surrounding terrain. The shipwrecks have been subject to mythological explanation attempts since around 900 AD.
Proper noun
en female German.