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Baby Name Stuart |
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Meaning of Stuart - What does the name Stuart means? |
Pronunciation: |
stoo-ert | |
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Gender: |
Boy Name |
Origin: |
English |
Name Meaning: |
Transferred use of the surname, which is the French form of the English Stewart, a surname originating as an occupational name derived from the Old English stiward, stiweard (steward, keeper of the animal enclosure), a position that was in many cases a hereditary one, especially among noble or royal households. The name is borne by the Scottish royal family, said to be descended from a line of stewards from Brittany before the Conquest. The name was taken to Scotland by Mary, Queen of Scots, who was raised in France |
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View this name in other origins -
English, Welsh |
Variants: | Stewart. | Shortened forms: | Stew, Stu |
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