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