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Lucretia

loo-KREE-shuh

Rare & Uncommon ✦ Vintage

✦ Meaning

“From Latin 'lucrum' (profit/gain), this Roman name belonged to Lucretia, whose virtue and tragic story inspired artistic and literary works throughout history.”

Popularity Over Time

Lucretia US popularity rank over timeRank 18334 in 2006 to rank 548 in 1941. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#548#9441#183341900192019401960198020002018

Lucretia is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

LatinRoman

Syllables

3

Nicknames

LucyLucretaCrete

Style

GrandLiteraryVintageElegant

Famous Bearers

  • Lucretia (Roman noblewoman)
  • Lucretia Mott (suffragist)
  • Lucretia Borgia (historical figure)

Collections

Literary Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Old Money Names → Royal Names →

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People Also Ask

From Latin 'lucrum' (profit/gain), this Roman name belonged to Lucretia, whose virtue and tragic story inspired artistic and literary works throughout history.

Lucretia is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's making a comeback as part of the vintage name wave.

Popular nicknames for Lucretia include Lucy, Lucreta, Crete.

Names that pair beautifully with Lucretia include Octavia, Aurelia, Marcus, Julius, Cornelius.