Hi leighannp:
Thanks for the interesting question.
1. There are several different pronunciations that I found, but they
are all similar and all revolve around "lor-eh-lie". There is some
disagreement on whether the emphasis is on the first or last syllable.
Lor - eh - lie
URL: http://www.loreleiinc.com/ourstory.html
lor-e-LIE, LOR-e-lie
URL: http://www.behindthename.com/php/view.php?name=lorelei
Lor-ah-ly
URL: http://www.babynamesworld.com/forum/topic19653.html
2. The meaning is quite unique:
"From a Germanic name meaning "ambush cliff". In Germanic legend
Lorelei was a siren who lured sailors on the Rhine River to their
deaths."
URL: http://www.behindthename.com/php/view.php?name=lorelei
"A siren of Germanic legend whose singing lures sailors to shipwreck."
URL: http://www.answers.com/topic/lorelei
3. Well, obviously, the famous siren of German legend is one use!
Die Lorelei
URL: http://ingeb.org/Lieder/ichweiss.html
Others include:
* In the 1953 movie, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Marilyn Monroe's
character is named Lorelei Lee:
"This second film version of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes owes more to the
1949 Broadway musical adaptation than to the original Anita Loos
novel. Second-billed Marilyn Monroe is the blonde in question: Miss
Lorelei Lee, whose philosophy is "diamonds are a girl's best friend."
Together with her best human friend Dorothy (top-billed Jane Russell),
showgirl Lorelei embarks upon a boat trip to Paris, where she intends
to marry millionaire Gus Esmond (Tommy Noonan)."
URL: http://bwaanaman.freeweb-hosting.com/monroe/filmography.html#10
* There's a very recent Japanese movie released called "Lorelei: The
Witch of the Pacific Ocean":
"A drama set during World War II where a submarine carrying a secret
weapon attempts to stop a planned third atomic bombing of Japan. Based
on Harutoshi Fukui's novel Shuusen no Lorelei."
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0406941/
* Apparently, there was a "comic book" called Lorelei as well:
"LORELEI is a difficult book to review. On the one hand, it?s a
tribute to the old Warren and EC Comics, with a distinct flavor of
nostalgia designed to attract an audience that is most likely to be a
bit older than the usual comic or graphic novel reader. That should
make it simple. However, Roman is producing a book that comes out
twice a year that is serializing two different stories starring the
lead character, and these two issues don?t resolve either story. That
makes it sort of difficult to pass any full judgment on."
URL: http://www.moviepoopshoot.com/movie/14.html
* There also seems to be a character named Lorelei Hills on TV's
"Guiding Light" daytime drama:
"When Lorelei Hills, the tough, vivacious character from TV's beloved
"Guiding Light," wakes up in Mexico, she asks, "who am I?" What she
wants and needs to know desperately is her name, where she's from and
how she came to be in a stranger's bed."
URL: http://www.soapsite.com/store/items/gl001.htm
* The name is given to a dog in the book "Lorelei's Secret":
"Paul Iverson's life is dull until he meets Lexy and her Rhodesian
Ridgeback, Lorelei. When Lexy climbs the apple tree and falls to her
death Paul cannot believe it was an accident and sets out to uncover
the truth of what happened with the help of the only creature that saw
what happened: Lorelei."
URL: http://www.booktracker.co.uk/checkprice/aT0wMzQwODI3OTM/5JmdwPTAmZHA9MC/ZvYj0x
* In fact, when I went to Amazon and searched for Lorelei in the
title, I got 32 hits back!
* The rock group Styx also had a popular song called "Lorelei".
"When I think of lorelei my head turns all around
As gentle as a butterfly she moves without a sound
I call her on the telephone, she says be there by eight
Tonight?s the night she?s moving in and I can hardly wait"
URL: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/s/styx/132862.html
* Apparently, a group called Comeback Kid also has a song called "Lorelei".
"You told me I better walk away.
Just liek to me to never hear what you say.
Tempting fate.
The story unfolds.
Should have seen it."
URL: http://www.christianlyricsonline.com/artists/comeback-kid/lorelei.html
Search Strategy (on Google):
* lorelei pronounce
* lorelei pronounced
* lorelei meaning
* lorelei movie
* lorelei movie -monroe
* lorelei lyrics
I hope this helps!
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