Etymology

Thackeray

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Marathi ठाकरे
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Thackeray · proper noun1

An English habitational surname from a place in Yorkshire, of Old Norse origin, from þak (“thatch, roof”) + rá (“nook”), therefore referring to a "place with thatching".

Thackeray · proper noun2

  1. Marathi · borrowed fromठाकरे
  2. English todayThackeray

Anglicization of Marathi ठाकरे (ṭhākre).

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