🔥Rufus
Latin
"red-head"Rufus Origin and Meaning
The name Rufus is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "red-head".
Rufus is a rumpled, redheaded (it was the nickname for red-haired King William) ancient Roman name popular with saints and singers (e.g. Rufus Wainwright); now, Rufus is on the cutting edge of cool.
Fellow singer James Taylor named one of his twins Rufus, and Rufus Humphrey is a Gossip Girl character. Rufus Sewell is a commanding, intense English actor.
Rufus is mentioned in the New Testament as the name of a son of Simon the Cytherian, and there are several St. Rufuses. He's also a major figure in the George Eliot novel Felix Holt: The Radical, an honest and passionate preacher and politician.
Fellow singer James Taylor named one of his twins Rufus, and Rufus Humphrey is a Gossip Girl character. Rufus Sewell is a commanding, intense English actor.
Rufus is mentioned in the New Testament as the name of a son of Simon the Cytherian, and there are several St. Rufuses. He's also a major figure in the George Eliot novel Felix Holt: The Radical, an honest and passionate preacher and politician.
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Famous People Named Rufus
- Rufus McGarrigle WainwrightCanadian singer,songwriter
- Rufus KingU.S. senator from New York
- Rufus ChoateU.S. senator from Massachusetts
- Rufus Frederik SewellEnglish actor
- Rufus ThomasAmerican R&B singer
- Rufus ReidAmerican jazz bassist
- Rufus Arthur Johnson aka BizarreAmerican rapper
- Rufus Cooper III aka Young NobleAmerican rapper
- Rufus Wilmot GriswoldAmerican anthologist and poet
- Rufus R. "Freight Train" Jones (born Carey L. Lloyd)American pro wrestler
- Rufus Smith FrostU.S. Congressman from Massachusetts
- Rufusmentioned in Paul's letter to the Romans (16:13)
- Rufus Tiger Taylor (b. 1991)American musician of The Darkness; son of drummer Roger Taylor of Queen
- Rufus William Rawdon Slim (b. 1995)son of the 2nd Viscount Slim
- Rufus Logan Taylor (b. 2001)son of singer/songwriter James Taylor; twin brother Henry David
- Rufus Murphy Dunstanone of the triplet sons of Australian youtubers Rohan and Chloe Dunstan (Life with Beans); siblings are Evan, Otto, Felix, Henry, & Pearl
- Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus SutherlandCanadian actor
Rufus in Pop Culture
- Rufusthe 13th apostle in film "Dogma"
- Rufuscharacter in movie "Kill Bill"
- Rufus Barmacharacter in the manga/anime "Pandora Hearts"
- Rufus Scrimgeourcharacter in the "Harry Potter" series
- Rufusnaked mole rat on animated series "Kim Possible"
- Rufus ShinRacharacter in video game "Final Fantasy VII"
- Rufus "Roofy" Jonesbaby in Nick Hornby's "Slam"
- Rufus Humphreycharacter on TV's "Gossip Girl"
- Rufus Sixsmithcharacter in David Mitchell's "Cloud Atlas"
- Rufus Lorecharacter in manga and anime 'Fairy Tail'
- Rufus Weylindespicable slaveowner in Octavia Butler's "Kindred"
- Rufustime,traveling character in the "Bill & Ted" franchise
- Rufus Turnercharacter on TV's "Supernatural"
- Rufus Ravencharacter in Jenny Nimmo's "The Children of the Red King" series
- Rufus Hodgekisscharacter in "The Author's Apprentice"
- Rufusvillain in TV's "House of Anubis"
- Rufus T. FireflyGroucho Marx's character in "Duck Soup"