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)

See also

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