Loki
Norse mythological name
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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.
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Famous People Named Loki
- Hannelore "Loki" Schmidt (19192010), German conservationist; wife of the politician Helmut Schmidt
Loki in Pop Culture
- Lokitaheroine in Barbara Cartland's book The Passion and the Flower
- Lokilesbian freedom,fighter in The Mechanism's rock opera The Bifrost Incident
- Lady LokiLoki in the Thor comics will sometimes appears as this woman
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