Lucretia - name meaning and origin

The girl's name Lucretia \l(u)-cre-tia, luc-retia\ is pronounced loo-KREE-shah. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "succeed". The name of a Roman matron who committed suicide in public protest against dishonor. During the Renaissance, darker associations were given to the name through Lucrezia Borgia, sister to Cesare Borgia.

Lucretia has 13 variant forms: Crecia, Lacretia, Loucrecia, Loucresha, Loucretia, Loucrezia, Lucrece, Lucrecia, Lucreecia, Lucreesha, Lucreisha, Lucresha and Lucrezia.

For more information, see also the related name Tia.

Lucretia is a popular female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Lucretia. Compare Lucretia with related baby names.