Loki

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Male Male Name

Usage

Old Norse Old Norse

Origin and Meaning

Old Norse name of uncertain meaning:

1) Old Norse lok = 'end'

2) Old Norse loka = 'to close, to lock, to end'

Related Names

     
Loke Frequency of occurance as female name todayFrequency of occurance as male name today Danish Swedish
Loki Frequency of occurance as female name todayFrequency of occurance as male name today Old Norse

Further Information

Mythology

Loki is the god of mischief and destruction, he was married to Sigyn and they had two sons: Vali and Narfi. He has three children by Angrboða as well: Hel, Fenrir and Miðgarðsormr.

Statistics

Name count per country
CountryCommonnessFemale ♀ Male ♂
Statimg f legend.pngStatimg m legend.pngas main name#also aux. name&as main name#also aux. name&
Denmark Denmark[1] Statimg f0.pngStatimg m2.png 0 n.a. 7 n.a
Sweden Sweden[2] Statimg f1.pngStatimg m1.png 0 1 5 7
Norway Norway[3] Statimg f0.pngStatimg m0.png 0 0 0 0
Finland Finland[4] Statimg f1.pngStatimg m1.png n.a. 1 n.a 1
  #: count of main first name only
  &: count of both main and additional first names
Name counts are approximate as statistics normally is not published for names given to less than 3 or 5 persons per country.

 

No recent statistics trend found in databases for Loki.

Sources: [2] [1] [3] [4]

References

  1. Danmarks Statistik, National statistics office of Denmark, http://www.dst.dk
  2. Statistiska Centralbyrån, National statistics office of Sweden, http://www.scb.se/
  3. Statistisk Sentralbyrå, National statistics office of Norway, http://www.ssb.no
  4. Väestörekisterikeskus, National Population Register Centre of Finland, http://www.vrk.fi