RUFUS

"RUFUS" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "having red hair", "red".

Date "RUFUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1380. (references)

Domain	Definition
Bible	Rufus red, the son of Simon the Cyrenian (Mark 15:21), whom the Roman soldiers compelled to carry the cross on which our Lord was crucified. Probably it is the same person who is again mentioned in Rom. 16:13 as a disciple at Rome, whose mother also was a Christian held in esteem by the apostle. Mark mentions him along with his brother Alexander as persons well known to his readers (Mark 15:21). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.
Literature	Rufus (The Red). William II. of England. (1056, 1087-1100.) Otho II. of Germany; also called The Bloody. (955, 973-983.) Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester, son-in-law of Edward I. (Slain 1313.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
Slang	Interjection. Source: Unknown. Definition: The meaning of this word to the social group is that it is totally cool and that it can either mean awsome or cool. Context: The social group use this word when they are refering to something cool or when they are refering to to something out of this world. Social Source: Lake Oswego "Rebels". Source: Compiled by The University of Oregon. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Crosswords: RUFUS

English words defined with "RUFUS": mocking thrush ♦ Woodchat. (references)

Specialty definitions using "RUFUS": William. (references)

Etymologies containing "RUFUS": Rufous. (references)

Non-English Usage: "RUFUS" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses.

Latin (red, ruddy, rufous).

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Listen to this dude Rufus, he knows what he's talking about. (Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure; writing credit: Chris Matheson; Ed Solomon) What about the struggles of raising Rufus as a single parent? (Kim Possible; writing credit: Julie DuFine; Madellaine Paxson)
Movie/TV Titles	Naomi and Rufus Kiss (1964) Rufus Jones for President (1933) The New Adventures of Rufus J. Wallingford (1915) Rufus (1975)
Song Titles	Tell Me Something Good (performing artist: Rufus) AIN'T NOBODY (performing artist: Rufus featuring Chaka Khan ) SWEET THING (performing artist: RUFUS FEATURING CHAKA-KAHN) Walking The Dog (performing artist: Rufus Thomas)
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Domain	Title
Books	Another Autumn: The Rufus Chronicle (reference) Rufus (reference) Rufus M. (reference) Rufus the Fox (Animals of the Plashes Woods) (reference) Teaching Preaching: Isaac Rufus Clark and Black Sacred Rhetoric (reference) (more book examples)

Music	Rufus Wainwright (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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	African American farmer, Rufus Winding grows cabbages, tomatoes, peas, butter beans, and turnip greens on his farm in Amite County, MS. Credit: USDA.		Late Rufus Blakeman, M.D. Credit: National Library of Medicine.
	Ship's crew portrait, taken circa 1932. Her Commanding Officer, Captain Benjamin Dutton, is seated in the center of the front row of officers. Seated by his side are the Executive Officer, Commander Rufus King, and Lieutenant Commander Wilder D. Baker. Credit: NAVY.		Ship's Surgeon and Hospital Corpsmen pose with her Commanding Officer, Captain Rufus Z. Johnston, in 1918. Captain Johnston is seated in right center. Credit: NAVY.
	Stuart M. Croker, Rufus Dawes, Charles G. Dawes, and Owen D. Young posed, standing in the State Department. Credit: Library of Congress.		William Rufus Day, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Fair Oaks, Va., vicinity. Capt. Rufus D. Pettit's Battery B, 1st New York Light Artillery, in Fort Richardson. Credit: Library of Congress.		Brandy Station, Va. Gen. Rufus Ingalls on horseback. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Rufus Blakeman, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right, facing front, hands folded in lap. Credit: Library of Congress.		William Rufus Day. Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Author	Quotation
Quintus Curtius Rufus	Fear makes men believe the worst.
	A cowardly cur barks more fiercely than it bites.
Rufus Choate	Neither irony nor sarcasm is argument.
	No lawyer can afford to be ignorant of the Bible.
	The final end of government is not to exercise restraint but to do good.
	We have built no national temples but the Capitol; we consult no common oracle but the Constitution.
	Happy is he who has laid up in his youth, and held fast in all fortune, a genuine and passionate love for reading.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"RUFUS" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 95.00% of the time. "RUFUS" is used about 320 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (proper)	95%	304	16,610
Noun (singular)	4.69%	15	90,616
Noun (common)	0.31%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	320	N/A

The following table summarizes the usage of "RUFUS" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Rufus	First name Male	25,000	411
Rufus	Last name	1,000	15,365
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

"RUFUS" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "having red hair", "red".

The following table summarizes names related to "RUFUS."
Name	Gender	Language	Related Name
Rufus	Male	Ancient Roman	N/A
Rufus	Male	Biblical	N/A
Rufus	N/A	Biblical	N/A
Rufus	Male	English	N/A
Rufino	Male	Italian	Rufus
Rufino	Male	Portuguese	Rufus
Rufino	Male	Spanish	Rufus
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

1. Rufus, OR (city, FIPS 64200)
Location: 45.69371 N, 120.73971 W
Population (1990): 295 (153 housing units)
Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 97050
Country: USA

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Expressions: RUFUS

Expressions using "RUFUS": C rufus ♦ canis rufus ♦ Coassus rufus ♦ Enneoctonus rufus ♦ H rufus ♦ Haplodon rufus ♦ Harporhynchus rufus ♦ lynx rufus ♦ William Rufus. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: RUFUS

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
rufus wainwright	420	el mundo rufus	9
rufus	127	music rufus sheet wainwright	8
rufus sewell	93	rufus porter	8
lyrics rufus wainwright	88	macropus rufus	7
de el mundo rufus	54	rufus troutman	7
rufus wainright	46	guitar rufus tab wainwright	7
rufus tab wainwright	40	bum rufus stunt	7
hallelujah rufus wainwright	31	lynx rufus	6
rufus king	27	de mundo rufus	6
rufus oregon	18	links rufus wainwright	6
rufus shinra	14	mundo rufus	6
hallelujah lyrics rufus wainwright	14	hallelujah mp3 rufus wainwright	6
rufus wainwright picture	13	bird humming rufus	6
rufus chaka khan	13	jones r rufus	6
rufus thomas	12	board message rufus wainwright	6
playmate rufus	11	mole naked rat rufus	6
rufus king high school	10	lyrics rufus	5
rufus wainwright mp3	10	by hallelujah rufus wainwright	5
lyrics rufus wainright	10	canis rufus	5
good lyrics rufus something tell	9	chaka kahn rufus	5
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Bible Trace: RUFUS

Language	Date	Source	Romans Chapter 16, Verse 13
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Aspasasqe roufon ton eklekton en kuriw kai thn mhtera autou kai emou
Latin	405	Vulgate	Salutate Rufum electum in Domino et matrem eius et meam
Old English	990	West Saxon	Halette Rufum, in Drihtne gecorenne, and his moder þe is me eac moder gewesene.
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	Grete wel Rufus, chosun in the Lord, and his modir, and myn.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	Salute Rufus chosen tn the Lorde and his mother and myne.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	Salute Rufus chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	Salute Rufus chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	Give my love to Rufus, one of the Lord's selection, and to his mother and mine.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: RUFUS

Language	Romans Chapter 16, Verse 13
Cebuano	Ipangomusta ako kang Rufo, nga pinili diha sa Ginoo, ug ipangomusta ako sa iyang inahan, nga akoa usab.
Chinese	又問在主 �'� 揀選的魯孚 �'� 他母親安．他的母親就是我的母親。
Croatian	Pozdravite Rufa, izabranika u Gospodinu, i majku njegovu i moju.
Danish	Hilser Rufus, den udvalgte i Herren, og hans og min Moder!
Dutch	Groet Rufus, den uitverkorene in den Heere, en zijn moeder en de mijne.
Finnish	Tervehdys Rufukselle, valitulle Herrassa, ja hänen äidilleen, joka on kuin äiti minullekin.
French	Saluez Rufus, l`élu du Seigneur, et sa mère, qui est aussi la mienne.
German	Grüßet Rufus, den Auserwählten in dem HERRN, und seine und meine Mutter.
Haitian Creole	Di Rifis, nonm Bondye chwazi pou sèvis li a, bonjou ansanm ak manman l' ki yon manman pou mwen tou.
Hungarian	Köszöntsétek Rufust, ki kiválasztott az Úrban, és az õ anyját, a ki az enyém is.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Salam kepada Rufus dan ibunya, yang bagi saya seperti ibu saya sendiri. Rufus adalah orang pilihan Tuhan yang terpuji.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Salam kepada Rupus yang terpilih di dalam Tuhan, dan kepada ibunya, yang sudah menjadi ibuku juga.
Italian	Salutate Rufo, questo eletto nel Signore, e la madre sua che è anche mia.
Maori	Oha atu ki a Rupuha, i whiriwhiria i roto i te Ariki, ki tona whaea, ara ki to maua tahi.
Norwegian	Hils Rufus, den utvalgte i Herren, og hans og min mor.
Portuguese	Saudai a Rufo, eleito no Senhor, e a sua mãe e minha.
Rumanian	Spuneyi sqnqtate lui Ruf, cel ales kn Domnul, wi mamei lui, care s`a arqtat wi mama mea. -
Russian	рТЙЧЕФУФЧХКФЕ тХЖБ, ЙЪ�'ТБООПЗП Ч зПУ� П�"Е, Й НБФЕТШ ЕЗП Й НПА.
Shuar	Rúpusha, nusha ti penker Yus-shuar, tura Nukurísha amikmaatruatarum. Niisha wijiai nekas winia nukurua Núnisaiti.
Spanish	Saludad a Rufo, el escogido en el Señor; y a su madre, que también es mía.
Swahili	Nisalimieni Rufo, mtu hodari sana katika kazi ya Bwana, na mama yake ambaye ni mama yangu pia.
Swedish	Hälsen Rufus, den i Herren utvalde, och hans moder, som också för mig har varit en moder.
Uma	Tabe-ku hi Rufus hante tina-na to kuponcawa tina-ku wo'o-kuwo. Rufus tohe'e to Kristen to rabila'.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Misspellings: RUFUS

Misspellings
	"RUFUS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Buzfuz, Ruffus, Rufo, rufug, Ruju, Ru'uf, Ruus, Urus. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: RUFUS

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "f-r-s-u-u"
	-1 letter: furs, surf, urus.
	-2 letters: fur.
	-3 letters: us.
	Words containing the letters "f-r-s-u-u"
	+1 letter: rufous, sulfur.
	+2 letters: frustum, furious, futures, sulfurs, sulfury, unfurls.
	+3 letters: desulfur, frustule, frustums, fulcrums, furfures, futurism, futurist, hausfrau, sulfured, sulfuret, sulfuric, sulfuryl, trustful, usufruct.
	+4 letters: desulfurs, faubourgs, frenulums, froufrous, fructuous, frustules, fulgurous, furfurals, furfurans, furiously, furloughs, furuncles, futurisms, futurists, hausfraus, resultful, sulfurets, sulfuring, sulfurize, sulfurous, sulfuryls, superfund, thrustful, truckfuls, trunkfuls, trunksful, underfurs, unrestful, usufructs.
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