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 (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