Thackeray

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/ˈθækəɹi//ˈθækɹeɪ//ˈθækəɹeɪ/South Asia/ˈʈʰaːkɹeː/

proper noun

A surname.

OriginMarathi ठाकरे →
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Meanings

Thackeray1

proper noun
  1. A surname.
  2. A community in the Rural Municipality of Buffalo, western Saskatchewan, Canada.

Thackeray2

proper noun

alternative Thakre

  1. A surname.

Origin

Thackeray · proper noun

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".

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Thackeray · proper noun

  1. Marathiठाकरे
  2. EnglishThackeray

Anglicization of Marathi ठाकरे (ṭhākre).

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Cite this entry
APA

Thackeray. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thackeray

MLA

“Thackeray.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thackeray. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Thackeray,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thackeray.

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