The story behind Loki
Borrowed from Old Norse Loki, where further etymology is shown.
Other language forms and explanations (1)
Icelandic entry
From Old Norse Loki.
Pronunciation
US: /ˈloʊki/
Regional pronunciation variants
- UK: /ˈləʊki/
- Icelandic: [ˈlɔːcɪ]
Popularity
Loki ranked #14225 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Loki
Logi
From Old Norse logi (“flame”)
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Ari
Of the first sense, derives directly from Hebrew: אֲרִי (arí, “lion”); compare Yiddish: לייב (leyb, “Leib”), English: Leo, Leon, French: Léo, Léon, Czech: Lev, Polish: Lew,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Lani
Borrowed from Hawaiian Lani.
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Levi
Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew לֵוִי (lēwî), of uncertain origin. Doublet of Lewi. From Hebrew לֵוִי. From Biblical Hebrew לֵוִי (Lēwī)
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Airi
Invented at the end of the 19th century, either from airut (“herald”), or from place names like Airisto, Airikka (both also found as surnames), Airiselkä, at least some of them…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Áki
From Old Norse Áki, diminutive of Proto-Norse *ᚨᚾᚢᛉ (*anuʀ, “ancestor”) (as in the first part of the name Ólafur).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Loki
Bo
Either borrowed from modern Danish Bo or Swedish Bo, or a spelling variant of the male given name Beau. From Old Norse Búi (“dweller, long-time resident”), originally a…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Ai
From Japanese あい (Ai).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends I
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Åke
From Old Norse Áki, diminutive of Proto-Norse *ᚨᚾᚢᛉ (*anuʀ, “ancestor”), from Proto-Germanic *anô (as in the first part of the name Olaf). By folk etymology sometimes…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Loki
Bo
Either borrowed from modern Danish Bo or Swedish Bo, or a spelling variant of the male given name Beau. From Old Norse Búi (“dweller, long-time resident”), originally a…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends O
- compatible short style
- shared origin connection
Bond
* As an English occupational surname, from the noun bond, bondman, reinforced by Old Norse bóndi (“peasant, farmer”). Also as a variant of Band. * As a Swedish surname, variant…
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends D
- compatible short style
- shared origin connection
Cnut
From Middle English Knout, from Old English Cnut, from Old Norse Knútr.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends T
- compatible short style
- shared origin connection