My friend had a child recently and named him "Loki"

[angstclot]

Now that we're past alot of the 'omg it's just a name' stuff, & since we were invited by a 3rd party to stick our noses into someone's business, let's boil off the water & be honest about how stupid the name choice actually is...Or at the very least, how stupid the timing is. Bottom line: Even if daddy-o has a lifelong love of Norse mythology & maybe had the name in mind for years, he will always be pigeon holed as the idiot guy that named his kid after watching a movie. Anakin was a popular baby name in '99 cause of the Phantom Menace, Harry was a popular name in 2001 after the release of the Sorcerers Stone, Hell, Even Crockett/Tubbs was a popular baby name choice in the 80's because of Miami Vice.

Odd names are cool & all but it's pretty clear from my perspective that the inertia of momentary popularity has over-ridden the dudes better judgement. tis best for him to rethink the mass market silliness of it all before the ink dries on the birth certificate & they all have to live with it for the rest of their lives (imho)