Lucretia (first name)
Lucretia is a given name .
Origin and meaning
The first name used in ancient Rome and in Roman mythology is the feminine form of the Roman family name Lucretius, possibly from the Latin lucrum , which means profit, wealth . In Roman legend, Lucretia was a virgin who was raped by the son of the king of Rome . This caused great turmoil among the Roman citizens and the monarchy was overthrown. This name was also borne by a saint and martyr from Spain.
The male variant of the name is Lucretius; in French Lucrèce and in Italian Lucrezia.
Well-known namesake
- Lucretia Borgia (1480–1519), Italian-Spanish Renaissance princess and illegitimate daughter of Pope Alexander VI.
- Lucretia Garfield (1832–1918), wife of US President James A. Garfield and First Lady of the United States.
- Caroline Lucretia Herschel (1750–1848), German astronomer
- Lucretia Marinella (1571–1653), Italian Renaissance writer
- Lucretia Mott (1793–1880), American abolitionist and suffragette
- Lucretia St. Clair Joof (1913–1982), politician in the West African state of Gambia
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Lucretia. Retrieved May 21, 2019 .