Where does “Rufus” come from?

Rufus comes from Latin rufus, meaning reddish or red-haired.

Rufus (English): Either of two persons mentioned in the New Testament (in Mark 15:21 and Romans 16:13)

Definitions

  1. Either of two persons mentioned in the New Testament (in Mark 15:21 and Romans 16:13)

Ancestry of “Rufus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinRūfus—
2Proto-Italic*rouðosred
Every word from Proto-Italic *rouðos →Every word from Latin Rūfus →