Rufo

"Variant of Rufus. Red-haired"

♂ Male · Latin
roman rustic vintage variant

📖 About Rufo

Rufo is the Spanish and Italian form of the ancient Latin name Rufus, meaning 'red-haired'; it carries Roman and early Christian heritage, with a New Testament Rufus greeted by Saint Paul as 'chosen in the Lord.'

📍 Details

  • OriginLatin
  • Gender♂ Male
  • MeaningVariant of Rufus. Red-haired

🔀 Variants & Related Names

Rufus

⭐ Famous People

  • Rufus of Rome (Saint) — Early Christian mentioned by Saint Paul in Romans 16:13 as 'chosen in the Lord,' believed to be the son of Simon of Cyrene who carried Christ's cross; venerated as a saint in the Catholic and Orthodox traditions.
  • Rufus of Ephesus — Greek physician and medical writer (fl. c. 100 AD) whose surviving texts on anatomy, pathology, and dietetics were influential through the medieval period in both European and Islamic medicine; one of the most important doctors of antiquity after Galen.
  • Quintus Curtius Rufus — Roman historian (1st century AD) who wrote Historiae Alexandri Magni, the only complete Latin biography of Alexander the Great to survive; a vivid, dramatic account that shaped how the medieval West imagined Alexander.
  • Rufo Caballero — Cuban film critic and essayist (1965-2013), one of Cuba's most celebrated cultural commentators, whose writings on cinema and culture blended rigorous analysis with lyrical prose; awarded numerous prizes for cultural journalism.