Details for the forename Stuart

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Stuart (male)


Variants:	Stiubhart (M)
Diminutive(s):	Stu (M)
Pet Name(s):	Stew (M)
Can be spelt:	Stewart (M)

Source(s):	FreeCEN 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG "The Surnames of Scotland" by G.F.Black
Notes:	Scottish spelling variant of Stewart [q.v.] Stuart is thought to be the more favoured spelling in Scotland (Whyte and ONC), although Black cites a mention of the spelling "Stuart" dating from 1429. The name was introduced, or re-introduced, from France into Scotland in the 16^th century by Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots. In the 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire, the spelling Stewart outnumbers Stuart by 2:1.