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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources
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Rufus m. Latin rufus 'red, ruddy'.

The name of a minor New Testament character and a number of early saints and martyrs. Wycliffite Bible (1395): Rufe, Rufus.

Rufus was also one of the most common of the ancient Roman cognomina.

Belgium
Latin
● 1050 Rufus (nom) CRS-2-5 p. 232
France
Old French
◑ 1292 Rufin 1292paris p. 2; 1313 Ruffin Paris1313 p. 96
Italy
Latin
◑ 1310 Ruffinus (nom) MonRav-2 CCCL, Rufinus (nom) ibid. CCCL
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Rufus". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Rufus.