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English
English : habitational name from either of two places, in Hertfordshire and Surrey, called Puttenham, from the genitive case of the Old English byname Putta, meaning ‘kite’ (the bird) + Old English hÄm ‘homestead’.John Putnam emigrated from England to Salem, MA, before 1641, and established a family that was still prominent in Massachusetts four generations later, including the revolutionary war soldier Israel Putnam (1718–90) and his cousin Rufus Putnam (1738–1824), also a soldier, one of the first settlers in OH.
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Biblical American Latin
Red.
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African, American, Danish, Finnish, French, German, Hindu, Indian, Latin, Swedish
Red; Red Haired; King; Marvellous Achiever
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English
English : unexplained.A John Choate who emigrated from England in 1643 and settled in Ipswich, MA, was the ancestor of several prominent 19th century Choates, including Rufus Choate (1799–1859), who was one of the organizers of the Whig Party in MA, and Joseph Hodges Choate (1832–1917), U.S. ambassador to Great Britain.
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English and French
English and French : from a personal name, Latin Rufinus, a derivative of Rufus (see Ruffo 1). This was popularized by various minor early saints, including a 3rd-century martyr of Soissons and a 4th-century Church Father.
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English
English : from a Latin nickname meaning ‘red-haired’ (see Ruffo). This is found in medieval English documents as a translation of various surnames with the same sense. (As a personal name it was not adopted until the 19th century.)
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English American French
Form of Rufus: Red-haired.
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Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Red-Haired
Biblical
red
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English American French
Form of Rufus: Red-haired.
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American, Australian, British, Christian, English, French, German
Rufus; Red-haired; Red Skinned; Little Red One
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Female
English
English form of French Hélène, probably HELEN means "torch." In mythology, this is the name of the most beautiful woman ever to exist whose abduction by Paris caused the Trojan war.
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Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Surprise
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Hebrew
Free.
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Arabic, French, German, Muslim
Beautiful; Elegant; Elegant Graceful; Comely; Variant of Jamila
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English American Scottish
Supplant. Replace.derived from the latin Jacomus.
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Hebrew
(×ִבצָן) Hebrew name IVTZAN means "coated with zinc."
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Tamil
Holy place, Sacred water, Place of pilgrimage
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Indian
Beautiful ornament
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English
Anglicized form of Hebrew Eliyab, ELIAB means "my God is Father." In the bible, this is the name of a leader of the tribe of Zebulun.
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Indian
Small Child; Good Friends; Good Words
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n.
A small South American deer, of several species (Coassus superciliaris, C. rufus, and C. auritus).
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A peculiar gregarious burrowing rodent (Haplodon rufus), native of the coast region of the Northwestern United States. It somewhat resembles a muskrat or marmot, but has only a rudimentary tail. Its head is broad, its eyes are small and its fur is brownish above, gray beneath. It constitutes the family Haplodontidae. Called also boomer, showt'l, and mountain beaver.
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An animal of various species of the genera Felis and Lynx. The domestic cat is Felis domestica. The European wild cat (Felis catus) is much larger than the domestic cat. In the United States the name wild cat is commonly applied to the bay lynx (Lynx rufus) See Wild cat, and Tiger cat.
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A European shrike (Enneoctonus rufus). In the male the head and nape are rufous red; the back, wings, and tail are black, varied with white.