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Lucretia
loo-KREE-shuh
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A feminine given name of Latin origin, also the name of a 6th-century BC Roman noblewoman whose story led to the fall of the Roman monarchy.
"Lucretia's story was told by the Roman historian Livy."
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Etymology
From Latin lucrum ("gain, profit").