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Rhett
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English
Etymology
Name of a South Carolina family, anglicized from en nl de Raedt, from en dum raet advice.
Proper noun
en American Dutch.
en male surnames.
1944 99 “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.