"Lucretius" meaning in English

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Proper name

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Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|Lucretius}} Latin Lucretius Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Lucretius
  1. A male given name from Latin of mostly historical use in English. Wikidata QID: Q21146205 Translations (male given name): Lucrezio [masculine] (Italian), लुक्रेशियस (lukreśiyas) [masculine] (Marathi), Lukrecjusz [masculine] (Polish), Lucrécio (Portuguese), Lucrecio [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Lucretius-en-name-en:Q21146205 Categories (other): English given names, English male given names, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Individuals, Philosophers Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 33 18 19 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 24 22 26 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Individuals: 56 44 Disambiguation of Philosophers: 53 47 Disambiguation of 'male given name': 99 1
  2. Titus Lucretius Carus, a first-century-BC Roman poet and philosopher. Wikidata QID: Q47154 Derived forms: Lucret, Lucretian Related terms: Lucretia, Lucretian Translations (Roman poet and philosopher): Lucrèce [masculine] (French), Lucrezio [masculine] (Italian), लुक्रेशियस (lukreśiyas) [masculine] (Marathi), लुक्रेतिउस (lukretius) [masculine] (Marathi), Lukrecjusz [masculine] (Polish), Lucrecio [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Lucretius-en-name-en:Q47154 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Philosophers Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 33 18 19 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 24 22 26 Disambiguation of Philosophers: 53 47 Disambiguation of 'Roman poet and philosopher': 18 82
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