Meaning: Advice; counsel
The story
Rhett comes through an anglicized Dutch surname connected with counsel. Its literary association with Rhett Butler is well known, but the name’s surname roots are older than the novel.
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In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.
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Origins
Rhett comes from Dutch and English.
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