"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). Categories (topical): Biblical characters, Individuals Translations (Biblical character): Ῥοῦφος (Rhoûphos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), Ruf [masculine] (Catalan), Ρούφος (Roúfos) [masculine] (Greek), Rufas [masculine] (Irish), Rutu (Maori), Руф (Ruf) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Rufus-en-name-XgYwAL9y Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 85 15 Disambiguation of Individuals: 75 25 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 90 10 Disambiguation of 'Biblical character': 91 9
  2. A male given name from Latin, used since the seventeenth century. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names Translations (male given name): Rufo (Galician)
    Sense id: en-Rufus-en-name-72pYri-3 Disambiguation of 'male given name': 3 97

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