Lucrezia
Lucrezia or Lucrecia may refer to:
- Lucrezia (given name): an Italian name, feminine of the Roman name Lucretius.[1] The etymological origin of the name is debatable, but is thought to come from the Latin lucrum, meaning "profit, wealth".[2] Other sources believe it may be of Etruscan origin, though its original meaning has been lost.[3]
People
- Lucrezia (singer), Italian singer
- Lucrecia (singer), Cuban singer
- Lucrezia Aguiari, Italian coloratura soprano
- Lucrezia Borgia (1480–1519), the daughter of Rodrigo Borgia, who became Pope Alexander VI
- Lucrezia Bori, Spanish opera singer
- Lucrecia Crescent, minor character in the video game Final Fantasy VII
- Lucrezia d'Alagno (1430–1479), close acquaintance of Alfonso V of Aragon
- Several women named Lucrezia de' Medici
- Lucrécia Jardim (born 1971), Portuguese athlete
- Lucrecia Kasilag (1917–2008), Filipino composer
- Lucrecia Martel (born 1966), Argentinian film director
- Lucrezia Noin, character from the anime Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
- Lucrezia Smith, character in Virginia Woolf's 1925 novel Mrs Dalloway
- Lucrezia Tornabuoni, Italian poet
Other
- Lucrezia Borgia (opera), opera by Gaetano Donizetti.
- Lucrezia Borgia was the name Buffalo Bill gave to his gun.
See also
- Lucretia, legendary figure in the history of the Roman Republic
- Lucretia (disambiguation) for other uses
References
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