Lucrezia
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- [ loo-KRE-tsyah ]
- Italian
Italian form of LUCRETIA.
 | LUCRETIA female Ancient Roman, Roman Mythology 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. | |||||||||||||||||||