Lorelei (sometimes spelled Lorelai, Loreley, or Lorilee) is a feminine given name originating from the name of the rock headland on the Rhine River. Legends say that a maiden named Lorelei lived on the rock and lured fishermen to their deaths with her song.
People Loreley, pen name of Mexican writer María Luisa Garza (1887–1980) Lorelei DeCora Means (born 1954), a Native American nurse and civil rights activist Lorelei Linklater (born 1994), American actress and multimedia artist Lorelei King, American actress, screenwriter and development executive Luisana Loreley Lopilato de la Torre (born 1987), Argentine actress and model
Fictional characters Lorelei (Asgardian), a character in the Marvel Comics Universe and the Marvel Cinematic Universe Lorelei (A Court of Silver Flames), one of the Valkyries and priestesses in the book series A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas Lorelei, an Elite Four member in Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow, Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, and Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! Lorelei Ambrosia, a character in Superman III Lorelai Gilmore, and daughter Lorelai 'Rory' Gilmore, characters on the American television series Gilmore Girls Lorelei Lee, Marilyn Monroe's character in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Lorelei Martins, a character who was an accomplice and later a victim of Red John in the television series The Mentalist Lorelei Tsing, a doctor from American science fiction television series The 100 Mystia Lorelei, a character in Imperishable Night from the video game franchise, Touhou Project Lorelei Lee Long, a character in the books Time Enough for Love and The Number of the Beast (novel) by Robert A. Heinlein.
Other fictional uses A Star Trek: The Animated Series episode entitled "The Lorelei Signal" involved alien women able to mentally enslave the men of the U.S.S. Enterprise.