Lucretia
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- A female given name from Latin. The feminine form of Lucretius.
- The 6th-century-BC Roman noblewoman whose rape by Sextus Tarquinius led to the overthrow of the monarchy.
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Etymology
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.
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