Loki

Norse mythological name
"lock"

Loki Origin and Meaning

The name Loki is a girl's name meaning "lock".

While god of mischief Loki is usually depicted as a male -- sometimes in animal form -- he gives birth as a mare to the eight-legged horse Sleipnir and also appears in some stories as an elderly woman. The name Loki, in contemporary American, will feel more feminine based solely on its sound.

Famous People Named Loki

  • Hannelore "Loki" Schmidt (1919
    2010), German conservationist; wife of the politician Helmut Schmidt

Loki in Pop Culture

  • Lokita
    heroine in Barbara Cartland's book The Passion and the Flower
  • Loki
    lesbian freedom,fighter in The Mechanism's rock opera The Bifrost Incident
  • Lady Loki
    Loki in the Thor comics will sometimes appears as this woman

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