The first name Lucretius
A boy’s name from Latin meaning “profit”.
3 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
Latin origin
Lucretius means “profit” in Latin.
From Latin Lucretius, name of a patrician and plebeian Roman gens, possibly from lucrum (“profit”). Many people with the given name have no doubt been named after others so named, not necessarily after the 1st-century-BC Roman poet and philosopher.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Lucretius in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Lucrezio
Italian
Lukrecjusz
Polish
Lucrécio
Portuguese
Lucrecio
Spanish
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
More Latin boys’ names
Questions
- What does the name Lucretius mean?
- Lucretius means “profit” in Latin.
- What is the origin of the name Lucretius?
- From Latin Lucretius, name of a patrician and plebeian Roman gens, possibly from lucrum (“profit”). Many people with the given name have no doubt been named after others so named, not necessarily after the 1st-century-BC Roman poet and philosopher.
- What are other spellings of Lucretius?
- Lucretia.