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How do you pronounce Loki?

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PunkyPod · 15/07/2014 18:06

Basically that....

Is it:
Low-ki (long first syllable)
Lo-ki (short first syllable)

Thanks! Smile

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ikeaismylocal · 25/07/2014 13:31

Here in Sweden it is pronounced lock-ee but the English people I know with a child called Loki say low-key.

I think it is a fantastic name, it would be our number 1 choice if we didn't already know 3 children called Loki.

florascotia · 24/07/2014 20:21

The Norse god is Lock-ee, not Low-Ki.

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 24/07/2014 11:43

I have always pronounced it Low-Ki (with the i pronounced eye).

And I think there must be different pronunciations of lochia, scottishmummy, because when I did the obstetrics allocation of my nurse training in Manchester, it was pronounced Low-Key-A, so with a K not a CH. Regional differences, I assume.

HillyHolbrook · 24/07/2014 11:05

Low-Ki like the god.

florascotia · 23/07/2014 13:56

In Iceland, home of the Norse sagas, they say 'Lock-ee'. You can listen here: www.forvo.com/word/loki/

Even if only mythological, Loki was a really horrible character.

maggiethemagpie · 23/07/2014 11:30

REminds me of the stuff that comes out of your fadge after you've had a baby - Lochia?

CalamitouslyWrong · 22/07/2014 17:36

I love the name Loki. If it weren't for the obvious problems, I'd have wanted to call a child it. As it is, it's the ideal name for a gerbil.

Gingerjv · 22/07/2014 17:29

Just Lo-ki

PetaPipa · 21/07/2014 18:10

How about Levi? A little similar.

HamAndPlaques · 16/07/2014 23:09

Sleepy if you know your Milton then you'd use Lucifer, not Satan...

MrsPatMustard · 16/07/2014 18:03

My friend's son is Low-key...

florascotia · 15/07/2014 21:09

As previous poster suggested: Scottish Gaelic Lachlan pronounced Loch-lann. The Scottish ch (as in loch) in the middle is compulsory ...Grin

WetAugust · 15/07/2014 20:57

That's my rabbit's name. It's pronounced Low-Key.

Monkeybubbles1 · 15/07/2014 20:34

That's my cat's name!

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PunkyPod · 15/07/2014 20:30

Sleepy...thanks for your lovely thoughts.

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sleepyhead · 15/07/2014 20:26

Or you could just call the child Satan, after all if you know your Milton the whole good/evil thing is a bit ambiguous.. Hmm

NorksEnormous · 15/07/2014 20:15

Like croaky, but Loki...

nigerdelta · 15/07/2014 20:09

Low-key.
I have one, well, not really, but I call him Loki in my head. Never happier except when sowing discord.

trinitybleu · 15/07/2014 20:07

I know of a Loki ...

thatstoast · 15/07/2014 20:04

What about Logan? Just browsing my list and 47 boys were called Loki in 2012. Only 13 Thors though.

fanjodisfunction · 15/07/2014 20:01

Oh and lachie is pronounced lockie, totally different to loki.

fanjodisfunction · 15/07/2014 19:57

Short first syllable lo-kee

I like it and even though in norse myth he is a trickster that doesnt mean a bad chsracter, norse mythology is a bit complex when it comes to good and bad.

runningonwillpower · 15/07/2014 19:57

PunkyPod - can't think of something similar. I've racked my brain.

But I do like Louis. Starts with an "L" and ends with an "i" sound and is much softer.

Titsalinabumsquash · 15/07/2014 19:49

Thor Grin

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PunkyPod · 15/07/2014 19:47

Indeed you are right Running. Browsing boys names and came across it. Not heard it before so want to know how to say it in my head. Am fully aware of the associations. I like the sound of it so am on the hunt for something similar.

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