Proper noun
Either of two persons mentioned in the New Testament (in Mark 15:21 and Romans 16:13).
A male given name from Latin, used since the seventeenth century.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgI like Rufus Wainwright a whole lot. He makes me wanna be even more musical. Edie Brickell
Rufus is extraordinary, so musically gifted in many diverse fields. He is a prince in shining armour, a true star in these days of dull and boring, pissy little pop stars. Rufus Wainwright
Rufus is one of those singular musical talents who both transcends and makes a mockery of fashion. It would not matter in which musical era he chose to materialise, but that his voice and his sensibility would be recognised as unique, timeless and without peer. Rufus Wainwright
And so that is the story of how St. Rufus of Pipewrench was licked to death by marmots. Christopher Moore (author)
Rufus because my diaphragm gets a workout while trying to utilize the 18 vocal sounds a mole makes. Chuckie because [...] he's an asthmatic with five personalities rolled into one-plus I have to do the voice the way [Christine Cavanaugh] did it for 10 years. Nancy Cartwright
Maybe by the time they were in their Silver Year, Master Rufus would communicate complicated theories of magic by the lifting of a single bushy eyebrow. Cassandra Clare