Rasselas

Literary name

"prince portrait"

Rasselas Origin and Meaning

The name Rasselas is a boy's name meaning "prince portrait".

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.