Loralee
Meaning of Loralee
Drawing upon Germanic linguistic roots, Loralee emerges as an Anglicized elaboration of the mythic Lorelei, itself derived from the Old High German elements lûr (‘murmur’) and lî (‘rock’) and historically associated with the fabled Rhine Siren of medieval folklore. The addition of the diminutive suffix –lee adheres to English morphological conventions, thereby infusing the name with a dual semantic resonance—both melodic and diminutive—while retaining its classical allusion to European cultural heritage. Employed in Anglo-American birth registries since the early twentieth century, Loralee has consistently occupied a position of modest rarity, ranking at approximately the 950th position in recent United States census data, a testament to its sustained yet selective appeal. The name’s penultimate syllabic stress pattern, typically transcribed phonemically as /loʊrəˈli/ in American English and /lɔrəˈli/ in British English, further reinforces its phonetic grace, underscoring the appellation’s enduring balance between historical depth and contemporary viability.
Pronunciation
American English
- Pronunced as loh-ruh-LEE (/loʊrəˈli/)
British English
- Pronunced as loh-ruh-LEE (/lɔrəˈli/)
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