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Lucretius
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English
Etymology
From en la Lucretius, name of a patrician and plebeian Roman gens, possibly from la 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.
Pronunciation
en
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Proper noun
en Q21146205 en male Latin of mostly historical use in English.
en Q47154 Titus Lucretius Carus, a first-century-BC Roman poet and philosopher.
Derived terms
en Lucret Lucretian<id:Q47154-related>
Related terms
en Lucretia Lucretian<id:Q229432-related>
Translations
male given name
Italian: it Lucrezio m
Marathi: mr लुक्रेशियस m
Polish: pl Lukrecjusz m
Portuguese: pt Lucrécio
Spanish: es Lucrecio m
Roman poet and philosopher
French: fr Lucrèce m
Italian: it Lucrezio m
Marathi: mr लुक्रेशियस m, mr लुक्रेतिउस m
Polish: pl Lukrecjusz m
Spanish: es Lucrecio m
Further reading
en Individuals Philosophers
Latin
Etymology
Possibly from la lucrum profit.
Pronunciation
Lucrētius
Proper noun
Lucrētius<2>
a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
Titus Lucretius Carus, a Roman poet
Spurius Lucretius Tricipitinus a Roman consul
Declension
Lucrētius<2>
Derived terms
la Lucrētia
References
la nomina gentilia