Stuart

Stuart is an English and Scottish given name derived from the Old French occupational term estoward, itself from Old English stiweard, meaning steward or household guardian, referring to one who manages a household or estate. The name gained prominence as a surname through the Royal House of Stuart, the Scottish and later British royal dynasty whose members included Mary Queen of Scots and King James VI of Scotland, and it subsequently passed into use as a given name. Stewart is the older and more common spelling, while Stuart became fashionable partly through its association with the royal family's French-influenced orthography.