Åke is a masculine

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

given name, possibly derived from the medieval Germanic name ''Anicho'', derived from ''ano'' meaning "ancestor". In Sweden, May 8 is the

Name day In Christianity, a name day is a tradition in many countries of Europe and the Americas, among other parts of Christendom. It consists of celebrating a day of the year that is associated with one's baptismal name, which is normatively that of ...

for Åke. There are variant spellings, including the Danish/ Norwegian ''

Åge Åge is a Norwegian masculine given name. Variants include the Danish/Norwegian Aage and the Swedish Åke. People with the name Åge include: * Åge Aleksandersen (born 1949), Norwegian singer, songwriter and guitarist *Åge Austheim (born 1983) ...

'' or ''

Aage Aage is a Danish masculine given name and a less common spelling of the Norwegian given name Åge. Variants include the Swedish name Åke. People with the name Aage include: *Aage Bendixen (1887–1973), Danish actor *Aage Berntsen (1885–1952) ...

''. Åke is uncommon as a surname. People with the name Åke include: *

Åke Bergqvist Åke Carl Magnus Bergqvist (29 August 1900 – 7 March 1975) was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an interna ...

(1900–1975), Swedish Olympic sailor *

Åke Borg Åke Borg (18 August 1901 – 6 June 1973) was a Swedish swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a s ...

(1901–1973), Swedish swimmer *

Åke Edwardson Åke Edwardson (born 10 March 1953 in Eksjö, Småland) is a Swedish author of detective fiction, and was previously a lecturer in journalism at Gothenburg University, the city where many of his ''Inspector Winter'' novels are set. Edwardson h ...

(born 1953), Swedish author of detective fiction, and a professor at Gothenburg University * Åke Fridell (1919–1985), Swedish film actor * Åke Green (born 1941), Swedish Pentecostal Christian pastor *

Åke Gustafsson Karl Åke Torsten Gustafsson (1908–1988) was a Swedish botanist and geneticist, who was also known as an essayist and poet. He was professor at the (the Swedish Institute for Forest Research) 1947–1968 and at Lund University 1968–1974. In ...

(1908–1988), Swedish botanist and geneticist *

Åke Häger Åke Häger (5 July 1897 – 9 March 1968) was a Swedish gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspi ...

(1897–1968), Swedish Olympic gymnast *

Åke Hedvall Åke Hedvall (9 April 1910 – 7 April 1969) was a Swedish discus thrower. He was born in Västerfärnebo. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known ...

(1910–1969), Swedish discus thrower *

Åke Hellman Åke Fredrik Hellman (19 July 1915 – 18 December 2017) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish still life and portrait artist and art professor. He worked as art teacher at the University of Helsinki. In 1963, he received the order of the Lion of Finlan ...

(1915–2017), Finnish centenarian, art professor and painter *

(born 1940), Swedish accordionist * Åke Hodell (1919–2000), Swedish fighter pilot, poet, author, text-sound composer, and artist *

Åke Jonsson Åke Jonsson (born 5 October 1942) is a Swedish former professional motocross racer. He was one of the top riders in the Motocross World Championships during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Jonsson came close to winning the world championship ti ...

(born 1942), Swedish motocross racer *

Åke Kromnow Ernst ''Åke'' Kromnow (2 May 1914 – 27 April 1986) was a Swedish archivist, historian and civil servant. He was National Archivist and head of the National Archives of Sweden from 1965 to 1979. Early life Kromnow was born on 2 May 1914 in Stoc ...

(1914–1986), Swedish archivist *

Åke Lindman Åke Leonard Lindman (born Åke Leonard Järvinen; 11 January 1928 – 3 March 2009) was a Finnish director and actor. In his youth Lindman was a football player, playing defence for the Finnish national team during the Olympics in Helsinki ...

(formerly Åke Järvinen) (1928–2009), Finnish director and actor *

Åke Lundqvist Åke Bertil Lundqvist (9 June 1936 – 4 August 2021) was a Swedish actor. Lundqvist began his acting career in 1973, when he played a role as the bookkeeper Schröder in Selma Lagerlöf's ''Gösta Berlings'' saga. Filmography * 2009 – '' Ån ...

(1936–2021), Swedish actor *

Åke Mangård Major General Åke Mangård (21 January 1917 – 24 March 1998) was a Swedish Air Force officer. His senior commands include commanding officer of the Göta Wing (F 9) from 1959 to 1960, Vice Chief of the Defence Staff from 1960 to 1961 and co ...

(1917–1998), Swedish Air Force major general *

Åke Nauman Frans Åke Theodor Nauman (28 March 1908 – 18 May 1995) was a Swedish water polo goalkeeper. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics ( German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of th ...

(1908–1995), Swedish Olympic water polo player *

Åke Nordin Åke Nordin (17 March 1936 – 27 December 2013) was a Swedish entrepreneur. He was the founder of Fjällräven, a company that specializes in outdoor equipment, mainly clothing and the parent company Fenix outdoors. In 1950, at the age of 14, ...

(1936–2013), Swedish entrepreneur *

Åke Ortmark Åke Helge Ortmark (14 May 1929 – 18 October 2018) was a Swedish journalist, author and radio and television presenter. During a long career he worked for both television and radio; he also authored several books. Early life Ortmark was born ...

(1929–2018), Swedish journalist, author and radio and television presenter *

Åke Parmerud Åke Parmerud (born 24 July 1953) is a Swedish composer, musician, and multimedia artist noted for his acoustic and electronic works, which have been performed mostly in Europe, Mexico, and Canada. He is also noted for the design of stage and acou ...

(born 1953), Swedish electroacoustic music composer *

Åke Pleijel Åke Vilhelm Carl Pleijel (10 August 1913 – 24 September 1989) was a Swedish mathematician. He completed his Ph.D. in mathematics at Stockholm University in 1940 (with Torsten Carleman as supervisor), and later became Professor of Mathematics ...

(1913–1989), Swedish mathematician *

Åke Pousette Åke Hans Lennart Pousette (born 10 May 1949) is a Swedish physician and professor. Biography Pousette was born on 10 May 1949 in Stockholm. He defended his thesis at Karolinska Institute in 1976. His dissertation was ''Studies on the control of ...

(born 1949), Swedish andrologist *

Åke Rusck John Åke J:son Rusck (9 August 1912 – 24 September 1978) was a Swedish businessman. He was CEO of Sweden's major state hydro power company Vattenfall between 1948 and 1957 and then CEO of the SAS Group from 1958 to 1961. He was elected a me ...

(1912–1977), Swedish businessman * Åke Seyffarth (1919–1998), Swedish speed skater *

Åke Sundborg Åke Sundborg (15 October 1921 – 23 May 2007) was a Swedish geographer and geomorphologist known for his contributions to the hydrology and geomorphological dynamics of rivers. He was active at Uppsala University where he studied under th ...

(1921–2007), Swedish geomorphologist and hydrologist *

Åke Thelning Hans Berndt Åke Thelning (24 October 1892 – 16 February 1979) was a Swedish Army officer and horse rider who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. He and his horse ''Löke'' finished sixth in the individual jumping event and won a gold medal ...

(1892–1979), Swedish Olympic horse rider *

Åke Henriksson Tott Åke Henriksson Tott (or Achatius Tott; 1598–1640) was a Finnish soldier and politician. His estates included Ekolsund in Sweden, Sjundeby in Finland, Polchow in Swedish Pomerania and Lihula in Swedish Livonia. He was born in Lohja to Pri ...

(1598–1640), Swedish soldier and politician *

Åke Wallenquist Åke Anders Edvard Wallenquist (January 16, 1904 – April 8, 1994) was a Swedish astronomer. He worked at the Dutch Bosscha Observatory in Indonesia between 1928 and 1935, and became assistant professor at Uppsala's Kvistabergs Observatoriu ...

(1904–1994), Swedish astronomer *

Karl-Åke Asph Karl-Åke Asph (born 2 February 1939) is a Swedish cross-country skier who competed during the 1960s. He won a gold medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. He was born in Avesta The Avesta () is the pr ...

(born 1939), Swedish Olympic cross country skier *

Bengt-Åke Gustafsson Bengt-Åke Gustafsson (born 23 March 1958) is a Swedish ice hockey coach and former ice hockey player. Gustafsson is a former head coach of the Sweden men's national ice hockey team, a post he held from February 2005 to May 2010. During his ...

(born 1958), retired Swedish ice hockey player, now head coach of the Swedish national ice hockey team *

Lars-Åke Lagrell Lars-Åke Lagrell (20 January 1940 near Växjö – 21 September 2020) was a Sweden, Swedish sports personality who was the president of the Swedish Football Association between 1991 and 2012. In 2002 Prime Minister of Sweden Göran Persson appoin ...

(1940–2020), Swedish sports personality; President of the Swedish Football Association * Sven-Åke Lundbäck (born 1948), Swedish Olympic cross-country skier

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