Rhett
[rɛt]Meaning
English form of the Dutch surname de Raedt, from raet "advice, counsel"
Background Story
Rhett is both a given name and a surname, an Anglicization of the Dutch surname de Raedt, which derives from the Middle Dutch raet, meaning advice or counsel. The feminine form is Rhetta. It was popularized by the character Rhett Butler in Margaret Mitchell's novel Gone with the Wind (1936).
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