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.

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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

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