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Aker (name)
Aker (name)
Aker is an Scandinavian and English language surname. People with the name include:* Brian Aker , US open-source hacker* Jack Aker Aker is an Scandinavian and English language surname. People with the name include:* Brian Aker (born 1972), US open-source hacker* Jack Aker (born 1940) Aker is an...

is a surname.

Aker can also refer to:

In places:
  • Aker, Norway
    Aker, Norway
    Aker is a former municipality in Akershus, which lends its name to a municipality and a county in Norway. The name originally belonged to a farm which was located near the current Old Aker Church...

    , a former municipality in Norway


In other uses:
  • Aker (angel)
    Aker (angel)
    Aker is an angel mentioned in the Greek Apocalypse of Ezra whose name was revealed to Esdras as one of the nine angels who will govern "at the end of the world." The nine angels mentioned are: Michael, Gabriel, Uriel, Raphael, Gabuthelon, Aker, Arphugitonos, Beburos, and Zebuleon. Aker is not...

    , mentioned only in the Greek Apocalypse of Ezra
  • Aker (god)
    Aker (god)
    In Egyptian mythology, Aker was one of the earliest gods worshipped, and was the deification of the horizon. There are strong indications that Aker was worshipped before other known Egyptian gods of the earth, such as Geb. Aker itself means curves because it was perceived that the horizon bends...

    , a god in ancient Egyptian mythology
  • Aker (company), parent company in the Aker Group based in Oslo, Norway
    • Aker Solutions, engineering company (formerly Aker Kværner)
    • Aker American Shipping
      Aker American Shipping
      Aker American Shipping is a Norwegian-American shipping and shipyard company and part of the Aker Group, with Aker ASA owning 53.4% of the company. The company is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway....

      , bareboat company with Aker Philadelphia Shipyard
    • Aker Capital, financial investments
    • Aker Drilling
      Aker Drilling
      Aker Drilling is a Norwegian drilling rig operation company. It is part of the Aker Group and is listed on Oslo Stock Exchange. The company has its headquarters in Stavanger, Norway....

      , oil rig company
    • Aker Floating Production
      Aker Floating Production
      Aker Floating Production is a Norwegian Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel operator. The company is part of the Aker Group with Aker ASA owning 44.27% of the company. It is also listed on Oslo Stock Exchange....

      , company engaged in ship based petroleum production
    • Aker Seafoods
      Aker Seafoods
      Aker Seafoods is a Norwegian Whitefish fishing, seafood processing and sale company that is part of the Kjell Inge Røkke controlled Aker Group who own 65.0% of the company. The company is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and has its headquarters in Oslo, Norway.The company operates 15 fishing...

      , seafood company
    • Aker Material Handling, storage systems company
    • Aker BioMarine
      Aker BioMarine
      Aker BioMarine ASA is a Norwegian fishing and seafood processing company. Based in Oslo, it operates one krill fishing vessel in Antarctica . The company is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange, but controlled 83% by Aker Seafoods, controlled by the Aker Group....

      , krill harvest and processing company
  • Aker Brygge
    Aker Brygge
    Aker Brygge is an area in Oslo, Norway. It is a popular meeting place for shopping, dining, and entertainment. Oslo residents, tourists from all over the world, business people on the move, as well as musicians, artists, actors, A-, B- and C-celebrities find Aker Brygge their favourite place to...

    , business and entertainment area in central Oslo (area was used by Aker Ship Yard until 1982)
  • Aker stadion
    Aker stadion
    Aker Stadion, formerly known as Molde Stadion, is a football stadium located at Reknes in Molde, Norway, and is the home of Norwegian Premier League club Molde. The stadium has a capacity of 11,800 spectators....

     in Molde, Norway
  • Aker University Hospital
    Aker University Hospital
    Aker University Hospital was founded in 1895 in Oslo, Norway. From January 1, 2009, the hospital is part of the Oslo University Hospital.Since January 2002 the hospital is organized as a health trust that is fully owned by Southern and Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority and which also is...

    , primary hospital in eastern Oslo
  • Aker Yards
    Aker Yards
    STX Europe AS, formerly Aker Yards ASA, a subsidiary of the South Korean industrial chaebol STX Corporation, is the largest shipbuilding group in Europe and the fourth largest in the world. With headquarters in Oslo, Norway, STX Europe operates 15 shipyards in Brazil, Finland, France, Norway,...

    , European ship yard group (part of Aker ASA until March 2007)
  • Jason Akermanis
    Jason Akermanis
    Jason Dean Akermanis is an Australian rules football player. He is a Brownlow Medallist and triple premiership player who played for the Brisbane Bears, Brisbane Lions and Western Bulldogs...

    , former Australian rules footballer

See also

  • Akershus
    Akershus
    - Geography :The county is conventionally divided into the traditional districts Follo and Romerike, which fill the vast part of the county, as well as the small exclave west of Oslo that consists of Asker and Bærum...

    , Norwegian county surrounding Oslo
  • Akershus Fortress
    Akershus Fortress
    Akershus Fortress or Akershus Castle is a medieval castle that was built to protect Oslo, the capital of Norway. It has also been used as a prison.- Construction :...

    , castle in central Oslo
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