Rhett
Meaning of Rhett
Rhett began as a surname, usually traced to the Dutch family name de Raedt. Its meaning is uncertain, though some connect it with a Dutch word for advice. It is pronounced RET (/rɛt/), a single syllable with a silent h.
The best-known Rhett is Rhett Butler, the Charleston blockade runner who marries Scarlett O'Hara in Margaret Mitchell's 1936 novel Gone with the Wind. Clark Gable played him in the 1939 film. Country singer and songwriter Rhett Akins, who topped the Billboard country chart in 1996, also carries the name.
Long an uncommon choice in the United States, Rhett climbed sharply from 508th in 2012 to a peak of 149th in 2021. It has slipped each year since and ranked 188th in 2025, when 1,936 boys were given the name.
Pronunciation
English
- Pronunced as RET (/rɛt/)
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Notable People Named Rhett
| Rhett Titus - Everett Lawrence Titus is an American professional wrestler for Ring of Honor, a former World Television Champion, a two time Tag Team Champion, and winner of the Top of the Class Trophy. |
| Thomas Rhett Akins Sr. is an American country singer and songwriter whose 1990s and early 2000s albums yielded fourteen Billboard Hot Country Songs hits, including a 1996 number one. |
| Rhett Anthony Hernandez is a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general who commanded Army Cyber Command when it was activated at Fort Belvoir in 2010. |
| Rhett Butler, an Irish bred racehorse by Galileo out of Belmont Stakes winner Rags to Riches, won 8 of 16 starts in Serbia and Hungary and earned Horse of the Year honors in Hungary in 2016 and in Serbia in 2017. |
