Everyone said this is name is hard to pronounce. the name is Lorelei, this is the way it is traditionaly spelled but it sometimes gets mistaken for (Lora-lee) instead of (Lora-LIE)
which would be best spelling
Lorelei-traditional way
Loralie
Loralei
Lorelai
Loralai
Lorelie
2007-12-04 08:24:10 · 18 answers · asked by BooBoo 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Baby Names
Lorelei. Keep it traditional; misspelled names are tacky.
2007-12-04 08:28:44 · answer #1 · answered by Daisy 6 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Definitely the correct, traditional way. Lorelei is a beautiful name, and people who don't know how to pronounce it are really rather ignorant. Misspelling it looks incredibly silly. My cousin's name is spelled Laurelei. Doesn't it look just wrong? Stick with the classic, pretty spelling.
2007-12-04 17:08:52 · answer #2 · answered by coolteamblt 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lorelei. Loralie looks like Lora-lee, becaise -ie makes the EE sound. Lorelai looks like Lore-lay. Everyone knows that Lorelei is Lore-lie (not Lor-UH-lie), so it's fine. Changing the spelling makes it harder.
2007-12-04 17:03:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I say stick with Lorelei, and don't be hesitant to correct mispronunciation.
I agree with Lisa when she said, "misspelled names are tacky." I'll go further, intentionally mispronounced names are worse than tacky.
BTW, I think that Lorelei is a beautiful name. Then again, maybe I've been unduly influenced by Lauren Graham's character in Gilmore Girls.
Doc
2007-12-04 16:36:20 · answer #4 · answered by Doc Hudson 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I have to be honest, I've actually never heard of this name before. I'd go with Loralie. The other spellings make me want to say 'Lore' not Lora.
2007-12-04 17:26:10 · answer #5 · answered by Cookie On My Mind 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'd stick with the traditional way!
So many people now know how to pronounce that name because of Gilmore Girls!
2007-12-05 23:51:43 · answer #6 · answered by KaitMarie. 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lorelei-traditional way
2007-12-04 16:28:43 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I'd rather spell it correctly and correct a pronunctiation that attempt to do it phoentically (which is just plain silly). Stick with the traditional.
2007-12-04 16:30:10 · answer #8 · answered by kckli 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I would stick with the traditional spelling.
Beautiful name, by the way!
2007-12-04 16:29:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Either the traditional, Lorelei, or Loralai, which is almost a bit easier to read for those who don't know the name.
2007-12-04 16:30:58 · answer #10 · answered by .... 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋