"Rufus" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈɹuːfəs/
Rhymes: -uːfəs Etymology: From Latin rūfus (“red”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₁rewdʰ-}}, {{der|en|la|rūfus|t=red}} Latin rūfus (“red”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Rufus
  1. Either of two persons mentioned in the New Testament (in Mark 15:21 and Romans 16:13).
    Sense id: en-Rufus-en-name-XgYwAL9y
  2. A male given name from Latin, used since the seventeenth century. Translations (male given name): Rufo (Galician)
    Sense id: en-Rufus-en-name-72pYri-3 Categories (other): English given names, English male given names Disambiguation of 'male given name': 1 97 2
  3. A minor city in Sherman County, Oregon, United States. Categories (place): Cities in Oregon, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Oregon, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Rufus-en-name-rXnzSoAJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Russian translations, Biblical characters, Individuals Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 18 46 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 21 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 21 15 64 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 12 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 13 20 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 13 14 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 12 17 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 17 17 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 11 24 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 12 15 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 12 12 76 Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 41 6 53 Disambiguation of Individuals: 8 7 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (Biblical character): Ῥοῦφος (Rhoûphos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), Ruf [masculine] (Catalan), Ρούφος (Roúfos) [masculine] (Greek), Rufas [masculine] (Irish), Rutu (Maori), Руф (Ruf) [masculine] (Russian)
Disambiguation of 'Biblical character': 51 4 46

Proper name [Latin]

IPA: [ˈruː.fʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈruː.fus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From rūfus (“red, ruddy”). Etymology templates: {{root|la|ine-pro|*h₁rewdʰ-}} Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Rūfus<2.both>}} Rūfus m (genitive Rūfī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Rūfus<2.both>}} Forms: Rūfus [canonical, masculine], Rūfī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Rūfus [nominative, singular], Rūfī [nominative, plural], Rūfī [genitive, singular], Rūfōrum [genitive, plural], Rūfō [dative, singular], Rūfīs [dative, plural], Rūfum [accusative, singular], Rūfōs [accusative, plural], Rūfō [ablative, singular], Rūfīs [ablative, plural], Rūfe [singular, vocative], Rūfī [plural, vocative]
  1. A masculine cognomen. Tags: declension-2

Alternative forms

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    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin 2-syllable words",
        "Latin cognomina",
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin masculine nouns",
        "Latin masculine nouns in the second declension",
        "Latin proper nouns",
        "Latin second declension nouns",
        "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Latin terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁rewdʰ-",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A masculine cognomen."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cognomen",
          "cognomen"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈruː.fʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈruː.fus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Rufus"
}

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