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 of Smyrna, (fl. 2nd–3rd century), a Jewish woman known only from a single funerary inscription Rufina of Rome (died 257), a Christian martyr venerated as a saint Rufina of Caesarea, a 3rd-century Christian martyr Rufina of Seville (270–287), a Christian martyr venerated as a saint 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), a Soviet aviator during World War II Rufina Nifontova (1931–1994), a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1972 Rufina Pukhova (1932–2021), a Russian memoir writer Rufina Ubah (born 1959), a former Nigerian sprinter who specialised in the 100 metres
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