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View Name: Rhett


RHETT
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: English
PRONOUNCED: RET   [key]
Meaning & History
From a surname, an Anglicized form of the Dutch de Raedt, derived from raet "advice, counsel". Margaret Mitchell used this name for the character Rhett Butler in her novel 'Gone with the Wind' (1936).
Related Names
FEMININE FORM: Rhetta
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