Meaning of name Rufous

The name Rufous has the following meaning:

It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

As a baby boy name, Rufous is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

There are no available USA popularity statistics for the name Rufous for the past 100 years. However, the following chart shows the popularity ranking for the name Rufus, of which the name Rufous is a variant.

The name Rufous is very likely a(n) Latin variant of the name Rufus. See other suggested Latin boy baby names.

You might also like to see the other variants of the name Rufus.

The following names are baby names related to Rufous and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Rufous: Boys - Cicero, Marcus, Patrick, Roman, Sergio, Titus, Girls - Almeta, Ardis, Ava, Belva, Celeste, Clora, Decima, Diva, Gillian, Karlie, Marsha, Maxine, Priscilla, Sabina, Sabine, Sabrina, Selina, Stella, Theodosia, Verdie, Both genders - Amanda, Clara

The name Rufous is a variant of Rufus. Other popular variants of the name Rufus are: Rayfus, Rufe, Ruffis, Ruffus, Rufino, Rufo, Rufous

We think the name Rufous should fall under the following style category: Celtic.

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Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Rufous to be: Tall, dark and handsome chap

In one word, you might describe Rufous as a(n) "handsome" person.

See other "handsome" names for boys.