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
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
- 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
Other fictional uses
- A ' episode entitled "The Lorelei Signal" involved alien women able to mentally enslave the men of the U.S.S. Enterprise.