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Rufus

A Dictionary of First Names | 2006 | | Copyright

Rufus ♂ From a Latin nickname meaning ‘red(-haired)’. It is mentioned in the Bible (Mark 15:21) as the name of a son of Simon the Cyrenian, the man who was forced by the Romans to carry Jesus's cross to Golgotha. It was the nickname of William II (William Rufus, son of William the Conqueror, who was noted for his ruddy complexion), and was sometimes used in medieval documents as a translation of various surnames with the same sense. It began to be used as a given name in the 17th century.

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Rufus

A Dictionary of the Bible | 1997 | | Copyright

Rufus (‘Red’) Possibly the same man mentioned both in Mark 15: 21 as a son of Simon of Cyrene and greeted by Paul in Rom. 16: 13 along with his mother. The connection is sometimes advanced as one link in the chain of evidence associating the gospel of Mark with Rome.

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W. R. F. BROWNING. "Rufus." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

W. R. F. BROWNING. "Rufus." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-Rufus.html

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Rufus

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2008 | Copyright

Rufus in the New Testament. 1 Son of Simon of Cyrene. 2 Christian in Rome. Perhaps the same as 1.

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Rufus

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

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