Loki

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UK/ˈləʊki/US/ˈloʊki/

proper noun

The god of mischief and trickery; growing progressively evil, he kills Balder, and is bound until Ragnarok, the end of the world.

OriginOld Norse Loki →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Norsehuman sciencesThe 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.

    2020 July 29, Jessie Yeung, “Australia names new species after Deadpool, Thor, and other Marvel favorites”, in CNN
  2. A male given name from Old Norse.

    A son, Loki James, was born to Kelly and James Harechmak of Germantown.

    2002 December 26, “Montgomery Birth Announcements”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC
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    In the meantime, Hedley’s focus will remain on winning the starting job and speaking to his 16-month-old son, Loki, on FaceTime every night.

    2019 August 3, Manny Navarro, “No boos for Lou: 26-year-old Aussie punter aims to put the special back into Hurricanes’ special teams”, in The Athletic, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 Jul 2026

    She will be dearly missed by her […] great-great-grandchildren Lunabella, Atticus and Loki, […]

    2019 August 21, “[Obituaries] Lila M. Smith”, in Globe Gazette, volume 160, number 200, Mason City, Ia., →ISSN, →OCLC, page A4, column 5

Origin

  1. Old NorseLoki
  2. EnglishLoki

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

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 洛基
  • 洛基 (Luòjī)god of mischief and trickery
Danish Loke
  • Lokegod of mischief and trickery
French Loki
  • Lokigod of mischief and trickery
Icelandic Loki
  • Lokigod of mischief and trickery
Japanese ロキ
  • ロキ (Roki)god of mischief and trickery
Korean 로키
  • 로키 (Roki)god of mischief and trickery
Norwegian Bokmål Loke
  • Lokegod of mischief and trickery
Portuguese Loki
  • Lokigod of mischief and trickery
Russian Ло́ки
  • Ло́ки (Lóki)god of mischief and trickery
Swedish Loke
  • Lokegod of mischief and trickery

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Loki

smokysmokeypokeytokihokeyfolkydokioakytrocheartichokeychokeycokeycroakyhokey cokeyhokey pokeylow-keyMoquisoakytrocheetteokbokki
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Sounds the same

low-key (sometimes)

Anagrams

koilKoliIlok
Cite this entry
APA

Loki. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Loki

MLA

“Loki.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Loki. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Loki,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Loki.

Source: Loki on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.