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[Opinions] Lorelei
by Leona (guest)
10/4/2004, 3:13 PM
What do you think of the name Lorelei? It's really been growing on me lately. What nn would you use?
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- Miss Claire
10/5/2004, 8:42 AM
I love it and wouldn't use any nn... I prononce lo-reh (like men)-lie.
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- PhoenixPhire (guest)   +1
10/5/2004, 5:24 AM
How exactly do you pronounce it?d
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- Siri (guest)
10/5/2004, 9:30 AM
Click on the name, the pro. is right there.
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- Nikki (CityGirl)
10/5/2004, 12:58 AM
I love this name! I absolutely hate girl names b/c I can never find any that I truly love! I have 5 names on my girl list that I love, and this is one of 'em. I wouldn't use a nn for it though. I haven't seen any nn's I'd like for it.
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- Kitty (xKittyx)
10/4/2004, 11:37 PM
It's ok, not really my style.I would use the nn Lori.- Kitty
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- Lisa007 (guest)
10/4/2004, 9:31 PM
Love it! Too bad I can't use it though because one of my good friends plan to use this name for her fist daughter. But I would use the nn Lori or none at all.
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- Clover Madison (guest)
10/4/2004, 8:57 PM
I would use the nickname Rory. I know that's kind of far fetched but the name Lorelei (from where I've heard it) is on a TV show called Gilmore Girls. Her daughter is named Lorelei but they call her Rory.
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- Soleil (guest)
10/4/2004, 7:20 PM
I like it :)Rory, for sure, as a nn.
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- hannah
10/4/2004, 6:14 PM
I think it's okay...a little too frilly for my tastes. I wouldnt use a nickname.
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- shantastic
10/4/2004, 5:49 PM
I like Lorelei a lot, as well, although I hate Gilmore Girls and the Lorelai spelling. For nns, I'd suggest: Lori, Lora / Lore, Lola, Lili, Lei (prn. LIE), Leia, ElleShannon
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- Carlie (guest)
10/4/2004, 5:29 PM
I'm not too fond of it myself. It think it sounds too much like a hyphenated name (Mary-Kate, Minnie-Sue....etc.) to be too close to comfort.
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- Kelly (guest)
10/4/2004, 4:26 PM
I think it is really pretty and exotic. I used to see it in name books though and had no clue how to pronounce it until Gilmore girls. However I wouldn't use the name for that reason. I love the show and associate the name too much with the character. Lora for a nickname.
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- Diana (guest)
10/4/2004, 4:06 PM
NN's: Lor, Lori
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- Seda* (Sedalyn)
10/4/2004, 3:54 PM
Lorelei is an ultimate favourite for me.
I would personally use Leila as a nn if it needed one.
Leila(pro. Ly-lah).:)-Seda*
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- Miranda (Randee15)
10/4/2004, 3:46 PM
I quite like it, though it's somewhat trendy. The sound is nice, and the history is very interesting and appealing in a weird way, even if it's not the happiest. The meaning isn't the best, but the history and pretty sound outweighs the meaning in this case, for me at least.I can't abide the ignorant misspelling of Lorelai. I simply can't stand it. Especially now that it's so popular because of Gilmore Girls. Oh how I wish the producers had at least spelled the name right! (In fact I even named a girl in my first FF Lorelei Osaka, purely as a form of protest against Lorelai.)I really don't think Lorelei needs a nn. The only one I can think of that's not a ridiculous stretch is Lori, or Rory, and I don't care for either nn. (Though, if the child herself chooses either nn, that's fine with me.)Miranda
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- Eden (eden_eli)
10/4/2004, 3:31 PM
I think it's really really pretty. I used to know a little girl named Lorelei (years ago. I guess she'd be about 13 now!)And it's the title of a favorite song by the Pogues. Possible nicknames? Lore, Lorie, Leila?
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- Cassandra (C. Brown)
10/4/2004, 3:19 PM
I like it's very pretty, and personally, I'd use Lila as a nn
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