Rufus

From Latin rufus (“red”).

Rufus

1. Either of two persons mentioned in the New Testament (in Mark 15:21 and Romans 16:13).
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981:

     : Romans 16:13:

     Salute Rufus chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine.

2. A male given name, used since the seventeenth century.

From rūfus (“red, ruddy”).

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈruː.fus/, [ˈruː.fʊs]

Rūfus m (genitive Rūfī); second declension

1. A masculine cognomen.

Second declension.

• Rufus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Rufus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette