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Ake is a term that may refer to several different uses, most commonly as a personal name. In Swedish contexts, the given name Åke is a traditional male name, written with a diacritic in Swedish. The form without a diacritic, Ake, appears in English-language texts and in contexts where diacritics are not used. As a given name, Åke has historical roots in Nordic naming practices and remains part of the cultural heritage of Sweden and Swedish-speaking communities.

The etymology of Åke is associated with Old Norse and early Germanic name formations; while exact origins vary by source, it is generally treated as a classic Nordic personal name rather than a word with a direct dictionary meaning.

Beyond personal names, Ake can occur as part of place names or geographic terms in different languages, though such uses are less standardized and require contextual clarification to identify a specific location.

In reference works, Ake is typically treated as a variant or diacriticless form of the Swedish name Åke, with cross-references to related names and toponymic entries. The distinction between Åke and Ake mainly reflects orthographic conventions rather than separate entities.

Because spelling variants exist, the term Ake is best understood in context—as a name in Nordic-influenced contexts, or as a broader, transliterated form encountered in multilingual texts.