Rufo

Borrowed from Spanish and Italian Rufo.

Rufo (plural Rufos)

1. A surname from Italian or Spanish.
   • 2023 February 10, Graeme Wood, “DEI Is an Ideological Test”, in The Atlantic‎, archived from the original on 2023-02-11:

     Florida Governor Ron DeSantis appointed him to the board of New College, a tiny public liberal-arts school, and Rufo has announced his intention to rid the place of leftist excesses.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Rufo is the 10326^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3120 individuals. Rufo is most common among White (80.78%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rufo”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

• four, furo, rouf, uORF

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Borrowed from Latin Rūfus.

Rufo m

1. Rufus, either of two persons mentioned in the New Testament
2. a male given name, equivalent to English Rufus

Rufo m or f by sense

1. a surname originating as a patronymic

• fuor, furo

Rūfō

1. dative/ablative singular of Rūfus

Borrowed from Latin Rufus (“red, reddish”)

• IPA^(key): /ˈrufo/
• Rhymes: -ufo
• Syllabification: Ru‧fo

Rufo m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Rufus