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Rasselas

OriginLiterary name
Meaning"prince portrait"
US RankUnranked

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About Rasselas

Samuel Johnson invented the name Rasselas for the title character of his novel, Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia. Rasselas is actually the son of the prince.

TV auteur Sally Wainwright recently used the name Rasselas for one of the heroes of her show Renegade Nell.

Pronounced ras-SEL-us.

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