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Historical reference account (1884)
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01 / Meaning & origin
Ruffo is a masculine given name.
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04 / Through time
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Ruffo— “red”
No doubt the Italians who bore the name of Grifone, thought more of the “right Griffin” and the true knight, than of the ruddy Roman whose Ruffino or Ruffo was still left lingering among them; together with Rufina, the name of a virgin martyr.
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part IV, Chapter IV (Cognomina), Section IX (Rufus, &c) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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Italian opera singer (1877-1953)
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06 / Behind the facts
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