Thackeray
Pronunciation: /ˈθækəɹi/
The English word “Thackeray” has 1 meaning listed here.
proper noun
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".
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