RufinaGender | female |
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Word/name | Italian/Latin/Greek/Spanish/Russian |
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Meaning | "red-haired" |
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Related names | Rufus |
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Rufina (\r(u)-fi-na\) is a female given name and surname, meaning "red-haired". It is claimed to be of Latin, Greek, Italian, Russian or Spanish origin.[1][2][3][4] As a first name, it is the female equivalent of Rufus.[5]
- Claudia Rufina, a woman of British descent who lived in Rome c. 90 AD
- Rufina Alfaro, a possibly legendary figure in the Panamanian independence movement
- Rufina Amaya (1943–2007), sole survivor of the El Mozote massacre
- Rufina Gasheva (1921–2012), Soviet aviator during World War II
- Rufina Nifontova (1931–1994), member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union since 1972
- Rufina Pukhova (1932–2021), Russian memoir writer
- Rufina Ubah (born 1959), former Nigerian sprinter who specialised in the 100 metres
- Rufina and Secunda (died 257), Roman virgin-martyrs and Christian saints
- Rufina of Caesarea, 3rd-century Christian martyr
- Saint Rufina, a 3rd-century Christian martyr