Loki

Borrowed from Old Norse Loki, where further etymology is shown.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈləʊki/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈloʊki/
• Homophone: low-key
• Rhymes: -əʊki

Loki

1. (Norse mythology) The god of mischief and trickery; growing progressively evil, he kills Balder, and is bound until Ragnarok, the end of the world.

• Ilok, kilo, kilo-

From Old Norse Loki.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɔːcɪ/

  Rhymes: -ɔːcɪ

  Homophone: loki

Loki m

1. Loki (Norse god)
2. a male given name

Often assumed to be a variant of Old Norse logi (“flame, blaze”), from Proto-Germanic *lugô (“flame, blaze”), related to Proto-Germanic *laugiz (“flame, blaze”), from Proto-Indo-European *leuk- (“light; white; to shine”). Thus his name would refer to fire, but this is not linguistically sound. It is more likely related to Proto-Germanic *lugô (“liar, deceiver”) (which relates the best to Loki as the god of mischief), from Proto-Indo-European *lewgʰ- (“to lie, tell a lie”) and cognate with Old English loga (“liar, deceiver”). It is also suggested a relation to Proto-Germanic *luką (“lock”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (“to turn, bend”), thus his name would then be connected with entanglement.

• (12th Century Icelandic) IPA^(key): /ˈlo.kɪ/

Loki m (oblique Loka)

1. Loki (Norse god)

Not to be confused with Logi (Norse Jötunn of Fire).

• Icelandic: Loki
• Faroese: Loki
• Norwegian: Loke (Lòkje)
• Swedish: Locke, → Loke
• Danish: Loke
• → English: Loki