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
  • Ibra Ake, Nigerian-American artist

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)
  • A US Navy hull classification symbol: Advanced auxiliary dry cargo ship (AKE)
  • An IATA prefix for an LD3 unit load device

See also

  • Akçe, an Ottoman coin
  • Ackee, a fruit popular in Jamaican cuisine
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