Save Type Surname (from nickname) Usage Spanish Pronounced Pron. /ˈru.βjo/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Nickname for a person with red hair, from Latin rubeus "red". Related NamesDetails RootruberOther Languages & CulturesRoig(Catalan) Categories colors, hair, isograms, Italian Westerns, red, U.S. senators, Virtua Tennis opponent characters