Loki

Loki is the Norwegian God of Mischief.

Loki...Loki comes from Alec/Alex/Alexander because in ancient Greek e,o are the two short vowels one changing to the other...As Alexander cut the Gordian knot, Loki is the master of knots...Same confusion with gene and genos...Thor comes from Tholos and refers to Christ (chosen/annointed)... Hela from Helen, Hellenes, even Elon, Hell and Hellas...
Odin comes from Ode i.e. song...
Aeris comes from Eris, i.e. Conflict
Aegon comes from Agon, i.e. Strife
Aemon comes from Aema/Emma, i.e. Blood
Mephisto comes from Hephestus
Bhaal comes from Zeus Belus
Most northern and Western mythology and Christianity derives from Ancient Greek if someone bothers to learn the Greek language...
Well-read people realize it sooner or later...

Another theory is that the name is derived from the Germanic root *luk- meaning "knot" or "lock". [noted -ed] This could relate to a myth from the Prose Edda in which Loki's mouth is sewn shut, an image that can also be found in Viking Age depictions of the god, such as on the Snaptun Stone.

Unfortunately Loki is the Maltese word for "toilet".

In Norwegian (and Danish), too, it is spelled Loke (the e being pronounced the same way as in 'red'). Ironically, it seems that Loki is actually the old Norse way of spelling it, though the three original Norse countries have all moved away from it.

Loki was a giant, not a god.

He was half-giant half-god.

Many people say that he was evil and a trickster and although this may be true he was also depicted as a friend of man in the 18th century ballad named Loka Táttur. I think this name is lovely.

Loki has four known children:
-Fenrir
-Hel
-Midgard
-Sleipnir.

Loki is not evil, although he is a trickster and his actions lead to serious consequences for anyone who gets in his way. But there is no real animosity between Loki and the other gods. Loki is, in a sense, chaos. He is the Murphy's Law of Norse mythology. He is neither good nor evil, he simply is. And he does what he is fated to do, since not even the gods of Norse mythology have free will.