Loki

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Loki

  • /ˈləʊki/ UK
  • /ˈloʊki/ US

Sounds like low-key (sometimes) · Rhymes with -əʊki

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

  1. Norse The god of mischief and trickery; growing progressively evil, he kills Balder, and is bound until Ragnarok, the end of the world. There’s the Loki fly, in honor of the tortured God of Mischief, whose scientific name is “Daptolestes illusiolautus,” meaning elegant deception.
  2. A male given name from Old Norse. A son, Loki James, was born to Kelly and James Harechmak of Germantown.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: utgard, luke, lokean, ragnarok, höðr, fenrir, logi, jörmungandr, ragnarök, odin, balder, hǫðr, baldur, hell, forseti, mjollnir

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name god of mischief and trickery

한국어로키 Roki
日本語ロキ Roki
中文洛基 Luòjī
PortuguêsLoki
FrançaisLoki
РусскийЛо́ки Lóki

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MLA

"Loki." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/loki. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Loki. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/loki

Chicago

"Loki." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/loki.

BibTeX
@misc{loki_2026,
  title = {Loki},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/loki},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}