"Thackeray" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈθækəɹi/
Etymology: 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". Etymology templates: {{der|en|non|-}} Old Norse, {{com|non|þak|rá|nocat=1|t1=thatch, roof|t2=nook}} þak (“thatch, roof”) + rá (“nook”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Thackeray
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Thackeray-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 35 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 38 31
  2. A community in the Rural Municipality of Buffalo, western Saskatchewan, Canada. Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Saskatchewan, Canada, Villages in Canada, Villages in Saskatchewan, Canada
    Sense id: en-Thackeray-en-name-EaMqTUS- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Individuals Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 45 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 35 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 38 31 Disambiguation of Individuals: 24 52 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Thackerayan, Thackerayana, Thackerayesque Related terms: Thackray
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /ˈθækɹeɪ/, /ˈθækəɹeɪ/, /ˈʈʰaːkɹeː/ [South-Asia], /ˈʈʰaːkəɹeː/ [South-Asia] Forms: Thakre [alternative]
Etymology: Anglicization of Marathi ठाकरे (ṭhākre). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mr|ठाकरे}} Marathi ठाकरे (ṭhākre) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Thackeray
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Thackeray-en-name-EMUC1F3L1 Categories (other): English surnames, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 35 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 38 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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