Rufo

See also: rufo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish and Italian Rufo.

Proper noun

Rufo (plural Rufos)

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

Statistics

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

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Rūfus.

Proper noun

Rufo m

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

Proper noun

Rufo m or f by sense

  1. a surname originating as a patronymic

Anagrams

Latin

Proper noun

Rūfō

  1. dative/ablative singular of Rūfus

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Rufus (red, reddish)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrufo/ [ˈru.fo]
  • Rhymes: -ufo
  • Syllabification: Ru‧fo

Proper noun

Rufo m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Rufus