Thackeray

English

"place with thatching"

Thackeray Origin and Meaning

The name Thackeray is a boy's name of English origin meaning "place with thatching".

The name of the famous British man of letters might just appeal to some English majors as a more interesting alternative to Zachary. An appropriate playmate for Russell Crowe's boy Tennyson.

Thackeray Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 2919 on Nameberry

20 Names Similar to Thackeray

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• Wilf
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Famous People Named Thackeray

• William Makepeace Thackeray English novelist and poet

The name Thackeray in Pop Culture

• Thackery Binx character in Hocus Pocus (the cat, before he was a cat)
• Logan Thackeray character on Guild Wars 2 the computer game
• Mr. Thackeray character on TV's Mr. Selfridge