Rufo

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proper noun

A surname from Italian or Spanish.

OriginItalian Rufo →
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Meanings

proper nounRufo (plural Rufos)

plural Rufos

  1. A surname from Italian or Spanish.

    Florida Governor Ron DeSantis appointed him to the board of New College, a tiny public liberal-arts school, and Rufo has announced his intention to rid the place of leftist excesses.

    2023 February 10, Graeme Wood, “DEI Is an Ideological Test”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 11 Feb 2023

Origin

  1. ItalianRufo
  2. EnglishRufo

Borrowed from Spanish and Italian Rufo.

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APA

Rufo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rufo

MLA

“Rufo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rufo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rufo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rufo.

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