Lucretia
Latin, female form of Lucretius, meaning unknown
Lucretia Origin and Meaning
The name Lucretia is girl's name of Latin origin.
A pretty and plausible Latin name that's gotten a bad rap through the years via a link to Lucrezia Borgia, who, though long considered a demon poisoner, was actually a patron of learning and the arts.
Lucretia is a U.S. First Lady name, borne by the wife of President James A. Garfield; a worthy namesake is Lucretia Mott, a Quaker abolitionist, and peace and women's rights advocate.
In the Harry Potter saga, Lucretia Black Prewett is a pure-blood witch.
Lucretia is a U.S. First Lady name, borne by the wife of President James A. Garfield; a worthy namesake is Lucretia Mott, a Quaker abolitionist, and peace and women's rights advocate.
In the Harry Potter saga, Lucretia Black Prewett is a pure-blood witch.
Lucretia Popularity
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Famous People Named Lucretia
- Lucretia Garfieldformer First Lady of the U.S. as wife of President James Garfield
- Lucretia Peabody HaleAmerican author and journalist
- Lucretia MottAmerican feminist and abolitionist
- Lucretia Newman ColemanCanadian,American author and journalist
- Lucretia Maria DavidsonAmerican poet
- Lucretia Breazeale HamiltonAmerican Southwest botanical illustrator; inspiration for a willow cultivar
Lucretia in Pop Culture
- Lucretiathe wife of the Roman Collatinus: rape victim and suicide in Roman legend
- Lucretia Toxcharacter in "Dombey and Son" by Charles Dickens
- Lucretia Prewettaunt of Sirius Black in the "Harry Potter" series
- LucretiaBatiatus' wife, character on TV's "Spartacus"
- Lucretia Colonnaprincess whom Lord Monmouth (Harry Coningsby's grandfather) marries in "Coningsby" (1844) by Benjamin Disraeli
- Lucretiacharacter in Barbara Cartland's book "The Bored Bridegroom"
- Lucretia Yewbeamcharacter in Jenny Nimmo's "The Children of the Red King" series
- "Lucretia My Reflection" song by English band The Sisters of Mercy
- Lucretiaalso known as the Director, in the podcast The Adventure Zone
- Lucrezia Noincharacter from the anime "Mobile Suit Gundam Wing"