Åke is a

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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 ...

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

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for Åke. There are variant spellings, including the

Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish a ...

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

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), ...

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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

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. People with the name Åke include: * Åke Bergqvist (1900–1975), Swedish Olympic sailor *

Åke Borg Åke Borg (18 August 1901 – 6 June 1973) was a Swedish swimmer. Teaming with his twin brother Arne Arne may refer to: Places * Arne, Dorset, England, a village ** Arne RSPB reserve, a nature reserve adjacent to the village * Arné, Haute ...

(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 Åke Fridell (23 June 1919 – 26 August 1985) was a Swedish film actor. He was born in Gävle, Sweden and died in Stockholm. Selected filmography * ''The Old Clock at Ronneberga'' (1944) - Legal clerk at the mayor's party * ''Flickan och ...

(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 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 in Berlin, where he placed 8th in the final Final, Finals or The Final may refer to: * Fin ...

(1910–1969), Swedish discus thrower * Åke Hellman (1915–2017), Finnish centenarian, art professor and painter * Åke Hellman (born 1940), Swedish accordionist *

Åke Hodell Åke Hodell (April 30, 1919 – July 29, 2000, Stockholm, Sweden) was a Swedish fighter pilot, poet, author, text-sound composer, and artist. Daughter Laila Hodell (author) He was the son of author Björn Hodell and brother of actor Ulla 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 (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 (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 com ...

(1917–1998), Swedish Air Force major general * Åke Nauman (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, N ...

(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 acous ...

(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 (born 1949), Swedish andrologist * Åke Rusck (1912–1977), Swedish businessman *

Åke Seyffarth Karl Åke Seyffarth (15 December 1919 – 1 January 1998) was a Swedish speed skater who specialised in long distance events. He set new world records on the 5,000 m (8:13.7) in 1941 and on the 3000 m (4:45.7) in 1942. He became Europ ...

(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 the s ...

(1921–2007), Swedish geomorphologist and hydrologist * Åke Thelning (1892–1979), Swedish Olympic horse rider *

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

(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 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 Nor ...

(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 Swedish sports personality who was the president of the Swedish Football Association between 1991 and 2012. In 2002 Prime Minister of Sweden Göran Persson appointed him ...

(1940–2020), Swedish sports personality; President of the Swedish Football Association *

Sven-Åke Lundbäck Sven-Åke Lundbäck (born 26 January 1948) is a former Swedish cross-country skier. He competed at the 1972, 1976 and 1980 Olympics in the 15 km, 30 km and 4 × 10 km events and won a gold medal over 15 km in 1972. He was c ...

(born 1948), Swedish Olympic cross-country skier

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