Åke name meaning
Gender: Boy
Origin: Old Norse
Usage: Scandinavian, Finnish, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian
Meaning: Ancestor
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What does Åke mean?
Boy name Åke means "Ancestor" and originated from Old Norse is used primarily in Swedish, Scandinavian, Finnish, Danish and Norwegian. Åke is variation of Áki. Áki is variant of *Anur = Father.
Åke is variant of Akaz. Akaz means To Drive is used in Old Norse came from Old Norse.
Variants of Åke
How popular is the name Åke?
Åke is a popular baby name in Sweden where every 1 in 700 have the name. As per our research, over 10000 people has been named Åke globally, concentrated mainly Nordic regions.
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Famous people named Åke
- Åke Henriksson Tott, Swedish soldier and politician
- Åke Wallenquist, Swedish astronomer
- Åke Gustafsson, Swedish botanist and geneticist
- Åke Hodell, Swedish fighter pilot, poet, author
- Åke Rusck, Swedish businessman
- Åke Parmerud, Swedish composer, musician
- Åke Häger, Swedish gymnast
- Åke Bergqvist, Swedish sailor
- Åke Green, Swedish Pentecostal Christian pastor
- Åke Pleijel, Swedish mathematician
- Åke Edwardson, Swedish author of detective fiction
- Åke Borg, Swedish swimmer
- Åke Seyffarth, was a Swedish speed skater
- Åke Lindman, Finnish director and actor
- Åke Fridell, Swedish film actor
- Åke Grönberg, Swedish film actor
- Åke Nauman, Swedish water polo goalkeeper
- Åke Hök, Swedish Army officer and horse rider
- Åke Thelning, Swedish Army officer and horse rider