title: Rufina (name)
text: # Rufina (name)
  
  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. As a first name, it is the female equivalent of Rufus.
  
  ## People
  
  * 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
  