Lucretia name - Meaning of Lucretia
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- Gender
- Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 8
- Usage
- Ancient Roman, Roman Mythology, Latin
- Pronounced
- loo-KREE-shah
- Lucretia Meaning
- Feminine form of the Roman family name Lucretius, possibly from Latin lucrum "profit, wealth". In Roman legend Lucretia was a maiden who was raped by the son of the king of Rome. This caused a great uproar among the Roman citizens, and the monarchy was overthrown. This name was also borne by a saint and martyr from Spain. Lucretia originates in Latin language and means "success and wealth". This was the name of a legendary figure in the Roman Republic history. According to the legend, Lucretia was raped by the king"s son and committed a suicide, both of which led to a revolution that overthrew the monarchy and established the Roman Republic. As a feminine given name Lucretia is rather rare in the United States today.
Lucretia Related Names
Variant:, Lucrecia, Lucrezia
Masculine Form: Lucretius (Ancient Roman)
Other Languages: Lucrèce (French), Lucrezia (Italian)
Lucretia Celebrities
Lucretia Grindle - writer, Lucretia Peabody Hale - author, Lucretia Hamilton - published author, Lucretia Mott - activist,
