Lorelei

[ lawr-uh-lahy; German loh-ruh-lahy ]

/ ˈlɔr əˌlaɪ; German ˈloʊ rəˌlaɪ /

a quasilegendary nymph of the Rhine who lured sailors to shipwreck on her rock by singing: a creation of Clemens Brentano in a poem of 1800.

a female given name.

Origin of Lorelei

< German, variant of Lurlei, cliff overlooking the Rhine, thought to be the abode of a nymph

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Lorelei

/ (ˈlɒrəˌlaɪ) /

(in German legend) a siren, said to dwell on a rock at the edge of the Rhine south of Koblenz, who lures boatmen to destruction

C19: from German Lurlei name of the rock; from a poem by Clemens Brentano (1778–1842)