Lorelei or Lorelai

HollyMarie1984

So if it is a girl my husband and I are 90% sure we are using Lorelei/Lorelai middle name will most likley be Mae. I want some opinions on the spelling. I really like the look of the 'Lorelai' spelling but I don't want people thinking I am just using it because of Gilmore Girls....(I LOVE the show but have been a fan of the name before I even watched the show.) So just let me know which spelling you prefer and maybe why! THANKS!!!!

elizjane26

I could be wrong, but when I look at those two names I see two different pronunciations. To me Lorelei= lora-lee and Lorelai= lora-lie. I am wrong?

HollyMarie1984

elizjane26:

I could be wrong, but when I look at those two names I see two different pronunciations. To me Lorelei= lora-lee and Lorelai= lora-lie. I am wrong?

 

Honestly I don't think you are wrong (which is one of the reasons I like 'Lorelai' better) but whenever i look it up or post on boards people always say the original correct spelling is 'Lorelei'

BTW I love the name Annabelle that was one of our top 3 girl names!

veganxangel

Lorelei is the correct spelling.

LORELEIGender: FeminineUsage: Germanic MythologyPronounced: lawr-e-LIE, LAWR-e-lie  [key]From a Germanic name meaning "luring rock". This is the name of a rock headland on the Rhine River. Legends say that a maiden named the Lorelei lives on the rock and lures fishermen to their death with her song.

 

JaneG2011

Lorelai looks right to me.  Pretty name!  It does make me think of Gilmore Girls though!  haha.. only because I had never heard the name before that!

elizjane26

HollyMarie1984:

elizjane26:

I could be wrong, but when I look at those two names I see two different pronunciations. To me Lorelei= lora-lee and Lorelai= lora-lie. I am wrong?

 

Honestly I don't think you are wrong (which is one of the reasons I like 'Lorelai' better) but whenever i look it up or post on boards people always say the original correct spelling is 'Lorelei'

BTW I love the name Annabelle that was one of our top 3 girl names!

Thanks! And FWIW, I don't think of the Gilmore Girls with that name. 

veganxangel

Here's the last -lei/-lai thread:

https://community.thebump.com/cs/ks/forums/thread/43531057.aspx 

norika33

HollyMarie1984:

So if it is a girl my husband and I are 90% sure we are using Lorelei/Lorelai middle name will most likley be Mae. I want some opinions on the spelling. I really like the look of the 'Lorelai' spelling but I don't want people thinking I am just using it because of Gilmore Girls....(I LOVE the show but have been a fan of the name before I even watched the show.) So just let me know which spelling you prefer and maybe why! THANKS!!!!

alohamora

Lorelei seems like the standard spelling to me.

braveangel2

Lorelei

the LAI spelling looks pop culture-influenced. I'd go with the original.

brown09

Lorelei is my daughter's name. It is pronounced the way you want and it is the traditional spelling.

sweet*pockets

*lai

Birdies08

mj.reilly:

Lorelei

 

Lorelai just looks wrong to me.

Agreed.

To me Lorelei looks like it would be said Lora-lie and Lorelai looks like it would be said Lora-lay. But that's just me.

Mama_SAS

veganxangel:

Lorelei is the correct spelling.

LORELEI

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Germanic Mythology

Pronounced: lawr-e-LIE, LAWR-e-lie  [key]

From a Germanic name meaning "luring rock". This is the name of a rock headland on the Rhine River. Legends say that a maiden named the Lorelei lives on the rock and lures fishermen to their death with her song.

 

THIS ??????

Please use the original spelling.

MelodyKate

Be strong! I love Gilmore Girls, but I loved the name Lorelai loooong before I saw the show! I think Lorelai looks better and makes sense. I would only use Lorelei if I was German or Jewish... it looks German or Jewish to me, but maybe I'm just nuts....