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Thackeray.

A surname.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈθækəɹi/
  1. A surname.

  2. A community in the Rural Municipality of Buffalo, western Saskatchewan, Canada.

Where this word comes from

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".

name/ˈθækɹeɪ//ˈθækəɹeɪ//ˈʈʰaːkɹeː/South-Asia/ˈʈʰaːkəɹeː/South-Asia
  1. A surname.

Where this word comes from

Anglicization of Marathi ठाकरे (ṭhākre).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.