Ruffin as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Ruffin

What is the meaning of the name Ruffin ?

The baby name Ruffin is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈrʌfɪn/ (RUH-fin).

Ruffin is Latin in Origin.

Ruffin is an English and French given name and surname rooted in the Latin cognomen Rufinus, a diminutive of Rufus ("red, reddish, red-haired"). The name spread across Christian Europe through several early martyrs and bishops named Rufinus, which kept the form and its meaning in ecclesiastical records and local cults. In Norman and later Anglo-French contexts, the spelling Ruffin took hold and survived largely as a family name.

While now rare as a first name in English, Ruffin saw sporadic use in the American South in the 19th-early 20th centuries and today carries a vintage, surname-style appeal. Closely related forms include Rufin (French, Slavic), Rufino (Spanish, Portuguese, Italian), Ruffino and Ruffini (Italian surnames), Rufinus (Latin), and Rufus (English). Feminine counterparts are Rufina and Ruffina. All point back to the same earthy color sense: a person with red hair or a ruddy complexion.