Etymology

Lucretia

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Today it means: A female given name from Latin. The feminine form of Lucretius. Full definition →

Latin lucrum
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromlucrum“gain, profit”
  2. English todayLucretia

Originally from Latin lucrum (“gain, profit”). Many people with the given name have no doubt been named after others so named, not necessarily after the 6th-century-BC Roman noblewoman.

Words from the same roots

Latinlucrum all →

lucrelucriferous

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