Rhett - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Rhett \r-hett, rhe-tt\ is pronounced ret. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "speaker". Also variant of Rhys. Rhett is most familiar as the hero of Margaret Mitchell's "Gone With the Wind".

Baby names that sound like Rhett are Read, Reid, Reed, Reyd, Redd, Rito and Roth. Other similar baby names are Hiatt, Ohed, Raheem, Renat, Rusty and White.

Rhett is an uncommon male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Rhett. Click here to compare Rhett with related baby names.