"Rufus" meaning in English

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Proper name

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).
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  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: 31 19 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 21 22 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 19 15 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 13 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 13 20 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 12 14 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 11 17 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 16 17 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 11 24 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 11 15 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 11 12 77 Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 40 6 54 Disambiguation of Individuals: 6 7 87
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': 49 4 47
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