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Rhett

Rhett proper noun: an American surname from Dutch.

Proper noun

Rhett

  1. An American surname from Dutch.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
    • “Oh, Scarlett, he has the most terrible reputation. His name is Rhett Butler and he's from Charleston and his folks are some of the nicest people there, but they won't even speak to him. Caro Rhett told me about him last summer.1936 June 30, Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company, published June 1944, →OCLC, part I, page 99

Origin of Rhett

Name of a South Carolina family, anglicized from Dutch de Raedt, from Middle Dutch raet (“advice”).

Questions about Rhett

What does Rhett mean?
Rhett means an American surname from Dutch.
What part of speech is Rhett?
Rhett is a proper noun.

Words near Rhett in the dictionary

  1. rhetorizing
  2. rhetorolect
  3. rhetorolects
  4. rhetorology
  5. rhetors
  6. Rhett
  7. rheum
  8. rheumarthritic
  9. rheumarthritis
  10. rheumatalgia
  11. rheumatic

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