Thanksgiving Day is an annual national holiday in the United States and Canada celebrating the harvest and other blessings of the past year. In the US Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November while in Canada nearly one month and a half earlier (second Monday of October).
Last name origins & meanings: 1  Polish and Jewish (from Poland): from Polish sikora âtitmouseâ, âcoalmouseâ, hence a nickname for a small, dark person, or, in the case of the Jewish name, an ornamental name. 2  Jewish (from Poland): habitational name from any of the villages called Sikory.
[asb] Saskatchewan province: part of Carry-the-Kettle, Mosquito-Grizzly Bearâs Head, and Whitebear. 150 (Golla 2007). This is the total of L1 speakers for Canada and the United States. Ethnic population: 3,500 in Canada and the United States (Golla 2007). Status: 8a (Moribund). Alternate Names: Assiniboin, Nakhoda, Nakhona, Nakhota, NakhÃ³da, NakhÃ³na, NakhÃ³ta, Nakoda, Nakon, Nakona, Nakota. Dialects: None known.