Åke
Encyclopedia
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. Åke is uncommon as a surname
. People with the name Åke include:
Male
Male refers to the biological sex of an organism, or part of an organism, which produces small mobile gametes, called spermatozoa. Each spermatozoon can fuse with a larger female gamete or ovum, in the process of fertilization...
Swedish
Sweden
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given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
, possibly derived from the medieval Germanic name Anicho, derived from ano meaning "ancestor". In Sweden, May 8 is the Name day
Name day
A name day is a tradition in many countries in Europe and Latin America that consists of celebrating the day of the year associated with one's given name....
for Åke. There are variant spellings, including the Danish
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
/Norwegian
Norway
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Åge. Åke is uncommon as a surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
. People with the name Åke include:
- Åke BergqvistÅke BergqvistÅke Carl Magnus Bergqvist was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.In 1932 he was a crew member of the Swedish boat Bissbi which won the gold medal in the 6 metre class.-External links:*...
(1900 - 1975), Swedish Olympic sailor - Åke BorgÅke BorgÅke Borg was a swimmer from Sweden and twin brother of Arne Borg. He won a bronze medal in the 4×200 m freestyle relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics together with his twin brother Arne, Orvar Trolle and Georg Werner.-Clubs:*Stockholms KK...
(1901 – 1973), Swedish swimmer - Åke EdwardsonÅke EdwardsonÅke Edwardson 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...
(b. 1953), Swedish author of detective fiction, and a professor at Gothenburg University - Åke Fridell (1919 – 1985), Swedish film actor
- Åke GreenÅke GreenÅke Green , born 3 June 1941, is a Swedish Pentecostal Christian pastor who was prosecuted, but acquitted, under Sweden's law against hate speech because of critical opinions on homosexuality in his sermons. The district court found him guilty and sentenced him to one month in prison. The sentence...
(b. 1941), Swedish Pentecostal Christian pastor - Åke GustafssonÅke GustafssonKarl Åke Torsten Gustafsson was a Swedish botanist and geneticist, who was also known as an essayist and poet. He was professor at the Statens Skogsforskningsinstitut 1947-1968 and at Lund University 1968-1974.In 1949 he was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and in 1966...
(1908 - 1988), Swedish botanist and geneticist - Åke HägerÅke HägerÅke Häger was a Swedish gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Swedish team, which was able to win the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team, Swedish system event in 1920.-External links:*...
(1897 - 1968), Swedish Olympic gymnast - Åke HodellÅke HodellÅke Hodell was a Swedish fighter pilot, poet, author, text-sound composer, and artist. Son of author Björn Hodell and brother of actor Ulla Hodell....
(1919 - 2000), Swedish fighter pilot, poet, author, text-sound composer, and artist - Ake JonssonÅke JonssonÅke Jonsson born October 5, 1942 in Hammerdal, was a Swedish motocross racer. He was also a very skilled speed skater, and belonged to the Swedish top junior elite, before his racing career took off...
(b. ?), Swedish motocross racer. - Åke LindmanÅke LindmanÅke Leonard Lindman , born Åke Leonard Järvinen, 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 1952. He represented the football club HIFK in the Finnish league. In the 1960s, the British...
(formerly Åke Järvinen) (b. 1928), Finnish director and actor - Åke NaumanÅke NaumanÅke Nauman was a Swedish water polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he was part of the Swedish team which finished seventh in the water polo tournament. He played all seven matches....
(1908 - ), Swedish Olympic water polo player - Åke ParmerudÅke ParmerudÅke Parmerud 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 acoustics as well as interactive media and software...
(b. 1953), Swedish electroacoustic music composer - Åke PleijelÅke PleijelÅke Pleijel was a Swedish mathematician.He completed his Ph.D. in mathematics at Stockholm University in 1940 , and later became Professor of Mathematics at Uppsala University....
(1913-1989), Swedish mathematician - Åke RusckÅke RusckÅke Rusck 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 1958-1961....
(1912 - 1977), Swedish businessman - Åke SeyffarthAke SeyffarthÅke Seyffarth was a Swedish speed skater who specialised in long distance events. He was born in Stockholm....
(1919 – 1998), Swedish speed skater - Åke ThelningÅke ThelningÅke Thelning was a Swedish horse rider who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he and his horse Löke won the gold medal with the Swedish jumping team after finishing sixth in the individual jumping....
(1892 - 1979), Swedish Olympic horse rider - Åke Henriksson TottÅke Henriksson TottÅke Henriksson Tott was a Swedish soldier and politician. He was born in Lohja to Princess Sigrid of Sweden. He was appointed Privy Councilor in 1630, and Field Marshal in 1631. In the Thirty Years' War , he commanded troops at the Battle of Grubin, in 1627 and the Battle of Breitenfeld, in 1631...
(1598–1640), Swedish soldier and politician - Åke WallenquistÅke WallenquistÅke Anders Edvard Wallenquist 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 Observatorium in 1948...
(1904 – 1994) was a Swedish astronomer
- Karl-Åke AsphKarl-Åke AsphKarl-Åke Asph is a Swedish cross country skier who competed during the 1960s. He won a gold medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.- External links:*...
(b. 1929), Swedish Olympic cross country skier - Bengt-Åke GustafssonBengt-Åke GustafssonBengt-Åke Gustafsson is a retired Swedish 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 American career he was often called Bengt Gustafsson or Gus.Gustafsson spent nine seasons in the...
(b. 1958), retired Swedish ice hockey player, now head coach of the Swedish national ice hockey team - Lars-Åke LagrellLars-Åke LagrellLars-Åke Lagrell is a Swedish sports personality who is the President of the Swedish Football Association since 1991. In 2002 Prime Minister of Sweden Göran Persson appointed him Governor of Kronoberg County...
(b. 1940), Swedish sports personality; President of the Swedish Football Association - Sven-Åke LundbäckSven-Åke LundbäckSven-Åke Lundbäck is a former Swedish cross-country skier who competed from 1972 to 1980. He won the 15 km gold at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo....
(b. 1948), Swedish Olympic cross-country skier