Given name
Lucrece
Lucrece is an English form of Lucretia with a Shakespearean literary association.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
In English use, Lucrece is a vernacular form of Lucretia. A possible origin is Latin, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English use, Lucrece is used as a form of Lucretia.
The story
Shakespeare used Lucrece in the title of his narrative poem The Rape of Lucrece. The spelling is an English form of the older name Lucretia.
Lucrece’s family of names
Lucrece has a related form in Lucretia. Lucrece is a vernacular form of Lucretia.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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