Loki

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse Loki. Often assumed to be a variant of Old Norse logi, from Proto-Germanic *lugô, related to Proto-Germanic *laugiz (“fire, flame, lightning”), from Proto-Indo-European *leuk- (“light; white; to shine”). Thus his name would refer to fire and lightning, but this is not linguistically sound. It is more likely related to Proto-Germanic *luką (“lock”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (“to turn, bend”), his name would then be connected with entanglement.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Loki

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

Anagrams

• Ilok, kilo, kilo-

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɔːcɪ/

  Rhymes: -ɔːcɪ

  Homophone: loki

Proper noun

Loki m

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

Etymology

Often assumed to be a variant of Old Norse logi, from Proto-Germanic *lugô, related to Proto-Germanic *laugiz (“fire, flame, lightning”), from Proto-Indo-European *leuk- (“light; white; to shine”). Thus his name would refer to fire and lightning, but this is not linguistically sound. It is more likely related to Proto-Germanic *luką (“lock”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (“to turn, bend”), his name would then be connected with entanglement.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɔːcɪ/

  Rhymes: -ɔːcɪ

  Homophone: loki

Proper noun

Loki m

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