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Lorelei
1.) How do you feel about this name?
2.) Which way do you pronounce it?
3.) What kind of person would you imagine with it?I know most people pronounce it Laura- Lie but the girl I grew up with that had this name pronounced it Laura-Lee and that always kind of intrigued/annoyed me because it seemed "incorrect". I actually like the pronunciation Laura-lee as well but spelled more phonetically.Please rate my "Names I would Use" list & "Backup Favorites" list. Feel free to rate some of my other lists too if you have the time.
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1) I really like Lorelei. It’s a gorgeous, inviting name. I don’t mind the Gilmore Girls association because the story behind it is even cooler.
2. I used to pronounce it as Laura-LEY like Leilani almost, and I actually used to prefer that pronunciation. Now I prefer the one people say the most.
3) I imagine anything really. But I think of a smart girl who’s really seductive. She just turns heads and stops people in their tracks.Lorelei Isis
Lorelei Helen
Lorelei Xena
Lorelei Eve
Lorelei Jane
Lorelei Annette
Lorelei Farah
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Pronunciation: LOR-ə-lieTwo associations: Lorelai Gilmore, which isn't a bad association; and Lorelei Lee, Marilyn Monroe's character is Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953). Neither are inherently bad associations but those are the two things that come to mind when I hear the name.I don't know how I feel about it, though. It's okay but it's the kind of name I cannot imagine actually using or being used.
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1.) How do you feel about this name?
I don't enjoy it much. It's kind of Lola-meets-Morgana, vibe-wise: coquettish flirtation + villainous cannibalism.
2.) Which way do you pronounce it?
LAWR-ə-lie
3.) What kind of person would you imagine with it?
Either a teenage emo with heaps of eyeliner or a vampish femme fatale type.
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"It's kind of Lola-meets-Morgana, vibe-wise: coquettish flirtation + villainous cannibalism."Ha ha!
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I love Laura, and would use it happily. Anything similar that isn't Laura doesn't stand a chance with me. Anyway, I fail to see the attraction in a cannibal mermaid. Laura-Lee is probably OK for those who like doubled-up names, but not as a pronunciation of Lorelei. Etymology counts. German phonetics counts.
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1) It has a nice sound. Yet it makes me think first of the famous poem/song, and a woman who lures sailors to their deaths is hardly a good association for a personal name.2) I would pronounce it LOW-reh-lie, though I knew someone growing up who pronounced it lor-EL-ee.3) Someone whose parents don't speak German.
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1) Magical, like a fairy tale
2) Laura-LIE
3) Blonde woman with blue eyes
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1. I’ve always loved this name and its sound!
2. I pronounce it the same as your first pronunciation: “Laura-Lie”.
3. I could imagine any personality with this name. I know a Lorelei who is very reserved and shy. Once she warms up to you, she’s the life of the party. So, I’d imagine a fun, artsy person.
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