Etymology

Rhett

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Today it means: An American surname from Dutch. Full definition →

Dutch de Raedt ← Middle Dutch raet
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The story

  1. Middle Dutch · derived fromraet“advice”
  2. Dutch · borrowed fromde Raedt
  3. English todayRhett

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

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