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Rufo

Rufo proper noun: a surname from Italian or Spanish.

Proper noun

Rufo (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

Forms of Rufo

pluralRufos

Origin of Rufo

Borrowed from Spanish and Italian Rufo.

Questions about Rufo

What does Rufo mean?
Rufo means a surname from Italian or Spanish.
What part of speech is Rufo?
Rufo is a proper noun.

Words near Rufo in the dictionary

  1. rufiopin
  2. Rufisque
  3. rufiyaa
  4. rufiyaas
  5. rufloxacin
  6. Rufo
  7. rufo-
  8. rufobrunneous
  9. rufochromomycin
  10. rufoferruginous
  11. rufofulvous

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