Ake (disambiguation)

Ake is an archaeological site of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization, located in the state of Yucatán, Mexico.

Ake or AKE may also refer to:

Places

Ake Site, archaeological site near the town of Datil, New Mexico, US
Principality of Ake, medieval dynasty in central Kurdistan
Ake (Ἄκη), classical Greek name of Acre, Israel

People

Given name

Åke, a given name, origin and list of people with the first name "Åke"
A'ke, a fictional character in The Deer and the Cauldron

Surname

Claude Ake (1939–1996), Nigerian political scientist
Godspower Ake (1940–2016), Nigerian politician
Wilson Asinobi Ake, member of the Senate of Nigeria
Nathan Aké, (born 1995), Dutch footballer, currently playing for Manchester City
Simeon Aké, (1932–2009), Ivorian politician

Abbreviations

Authenticated Key Exchange, in cryptography

Other uses

Ake language
Ake and His World, children's fiction book by Swedish poet Bertil Malmberg, published in 1924
Aké: The Years of Childhood, a 1981 memoir by Nigerian Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka
Aké Arts and Book Festival, an annual cultural event named after the town in Abeokuta, Nigeria, where Wole Soyinka was born
Ake v. Oklahoma, US Supreme Court case that held an indigent criminal defendant has a right to have the state provide a psychiatric evaluation to be used in the defendant's behalf if the defendant needs it
Akieni Airport, Gabon (IATA code AKE)
AKE, the US Navy designation for a Dry Stores Replenishment Ship

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