Rasgetheemu is an inhabited island located in Maalhosmadhulu Uthuruburi, known administratively as Raa Atoll.
History
Maldivian legend says that a Sinhalese prince got stranded with his bride - the daughter of the Sri Lankan King in Rasgetheemu, the original 'King's Island'.
Etymology
The name comes from Ras + ge + theemu. The word Ras means rule or monarchy, geliterally means house, and theemu meaning island. The word Theemu came from Tamil word Theevu also meaning island. It probably came from the tamilspeakers of chola empire which used to rule northernatolls of Maldives. Theemu appears in the names of other islands, including Agolhitheemu, Utheemu.) Historians believe that Rasgetheem means "the King’s Town" or "King’s Island".