Åke is a masculine Swedish given name, possibly derived from the medieval Germanic name Anicho, derived from ano meaning "ancestor". In Sweden, May 8 is the Name day for Åke. There are variant spellings, including the Danish/Norwegian Åge or Aage. Åke is uncommon as a surname. People with the name Åke include:[1]
- Åke Bergqvist (1900–1975), Swedish Olympic sailor
- Åke Borg (1901–1973), Swedish swimmer
- Åke Edwardson (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 (1908–1988), Swedish botanist and geneticist
- Åke Häger (1897–1968), Swedish Olympic gymnast
- Åke Hedvall (1910–1969), Swedish discus thrower
- Åke Hellman (born 1915), Finnish centenarian, art professor and painter
- Åke Hellman (born 1940), Swedish accordioner
- Åke Hodell (1919–2000), Swedish fighter pilot, poet, author, text-sound composer, and artist
- Åke Jonsson (born 1942), Swedish motocross racer
- Åke Kromnow (1914–1986), Swedish archivist
- Åke Lindman (formerly Åke Järvinen) (1928–2009), Finnish director and actor
- Åke Lundqvist (born 1936), Swedish actor
- Åke Nauman (1908–1995), Swedish Olympic water polo player
- Åke Parmerud (born 1953), Swedish electroacoustic music composer
- Åke Pleijel (1913–1989), Swedish mathematician
- Åke Rusck (1912–1977), Swedish businessman
- Åke Seyffarth (1919–1998), Swedish speed skater
- Åke Sundborg (1921–2007), Swedish geomorphologist and hydrologist
- Åke Thelning (1892–1979), Swedish Olympic horse rider
- Åke Henriksson Tott (1598–1640), Swedish soldier and politician
- Åke Wallenquist (1904–1994), Swedish astronomer
- Karl-Åke Asph (born 1939), Swedish Olympic cross country skier
- Bengt-Åke Gustafsson (born 1958), retired Swedish ice hockey player, now head coach of the Swedish national ice hockey team
- Lars-Åke Lagrell (born 1940), Swedish sports personality; President of the Swedish Football Association
- Sven-Åke Lundbäck (born 1948), Swedish Olympic cross-country skier
| Pronunciation | Swedish: [ˈoːkɛ] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | medieval Germanic, Sweden |
| Name day | May 8 (Sweden) |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | from ano, "ancestor" |
| Other names | |
| See also | Åge, Aage |
References
- ^ "View Name: Åke". behindthename.com. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
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