Has anyone heard that [name_m]Rhett[/name_m] is short for [name_u]Rhys[/name_u]? I read this in an article posted by What to Expect about Welsh names, but cannot confirm it elsewhere. We have a son, [name_u]Rhys[/name_u], and are considering [name_m]Rhett[/name_m] for his baby brother due in [name_u]June[/name_u]. Of course if this is true, we would want to avoid using [name_m]Rhett[/name_m].
I’ve never heard that. I like [name_u]Rhys[/name_u] & [name_m]Rhett[/name_m] together!
[name_m]Don[/name_m]’t trust everything you read online!
As far as I can ascertain, [name_m]Rhett[/name_m] is derived from a Dutch surname.
See here for (usually) reliable name information.
[name_u]Rhys[/name_u] and [name_m]Rhett[/name_m] work well together, but it’s worth considering if you’d want a third child and whether you’d feel obliged to go with the Rh- beginning, single syllable theme for another boy? Not very many options left after these two!
Does a one syllable name really need a shortened version?
Thanks for your feedback!