At the Halloween event we attended today there was a little boy named Loki. At first I thought it might be Lukey, but nope, mom and grandma both clearly called him Loki. Now, I am no authority on Norse mythology...but wasn't Loki the trickster of the gods who was often portrayed in a kind of negative light? And isn't Loki the bad guy in the Thor movies?
On the other hand, there were also little boys named Finlay, Casey, and Derek, and girls named Viola and Carys (my first IRL, non-Bump Carys!)
Re: Loki
You're further ahead than me, then! Before the movie came out, I knew of Thor...and Freya, and those were only because I remembered learning that Thursday and Friday are derived from their names. I knew the thing about Thor's hammer, but I still have no idea what Freya's whole thing was. And I'd never heard of Loki. Maybe I spent too much time reading about Greek/Roman gods? I'm also reasonably sure I know more than the Average Joe about the Egyptian pantheon, but Norse? I know basically nothing.
Hey, thanks! I've learned so many things today!
I had a cat named Loki, lived up to the name too.