Stuart (name)
"Stu" redirects here. For other uses, see STU (disambiguation).
Stuart is a traditionally masculine given name as well as a surname. It is the French form of the surname Stewart. The French form of the surname was brought to Scotland from France by Mary Stuart, in the 16th century.[1] The surname Stewart is an occupational name for the administrative official of an estate. The name is derived from the Middle English stiward, and Old English stigweard, stiweard. The Old English word is composed of the elements stig, meaning "house(hold)"; and weard, meaning "guardian". In pre-Conquest times, a steward was an officer who controlled the domestic affairs of a household, especially of a royal household. After the Conquest, the term was used as an equivalent of Seneschal, a steward of a manor or estate.[2]
A variant form of the given name and surname is Stewart. Pet forms of the given name are Stu, Stew and Stewie.[1]
Surname
- Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart (1807–1891), American politician
- Angus Stuart, British rugby union player
- Alexander Moody Stuart (1809–1898), minister of the Free Church of Scotland (1843-1900)
- Bob Stuart (1920–2005), New Zealand international rugby union player, captain and coach
- Brad Stuart (born 1979), Canadian hockey player
- David Stuart, several people
- Dick Stuart, a/k/a "Dr. Strangeglove" (1932-2002), American Major League Baseball player
- Francis Stuart (1902–2000), Irish writer and Saoi of Aosdána
- Gilbert Stuart (1755–1828), American painter
- Gisela Stuart (born 1955), German-born British politician
- Gloria Stuart (1910–2010), American actress
- Herbert Akroyd Stuart (1864–1927), English engineer
- Imogen Stuart, (born 1927), sculptor and member of Aosdána
- J. E. B. Stuart (1833–1864), Confederate general in the American Civil War
- James "Athenian" Stuart (1713-1788), English archaeologist, architect and artist
- Jamie Stuart (born 1976), English footballer
- Jesse Stuart (1906–1984), American writer
- John McDouall Stuart (1815–1866), Scottish-Australian explorer
- John Stuart (disambiguation), several people
- Madame Stuart, Norwegian artist
- Mary Stuart (disambiguation), several people
- Maurine Stuart, Zen teacher
- Michael Stuart (disambiguation), several people
- Nik Stuart (1927–2002), British Olympic gymnast
- Peter Stuart, American songwriter and musician
- Randy Stuart, American actress
- Ricky Stuart, Australian rugby league player and coach
Given name
- Stuart Adamson (born 1958), English-born Scottish guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter
- Stuart R. Bell, American academic, President of the University of Alabama
- Stuart Alexander Bennett (born 1980), English professional wrestler under the ring name Wade Barrett
- Stuart Broad (born 1986), English cricketer
- Stuart Cable (1970–2010), British drummer
- Stuart Chatwood (born 1969), English-born Canadian rock musician
- Stuart Clark (born 1975), Australian cricketer
- Stu Cook (born 1945) American musician, original bassist of Creedence Clearwater Revival
- Stuart Davis (painter) (born 1892), American painter
- Stuart Douglas (born 1978), English footballer
- Stuart Fraser (disambiguation)
- Stu Gardner, American musician and composer
- Stuart Green (born 1981), English footballer
- Stu Laird (born 1960), former Canadian Football League player
- Stuart MacGill (born 1971), former Australian cricketer
- Stuart Maconie (born 1961), English radio DJ
- Stuart McDonald (cartoonist) (born 1931), editorial cartoonist
- Stuart Mitchell (born 1965), Scottish painter
- Stuart Mitchell (American football) (born 1964), American football player
- Stuart Morris, Australian lawyer and former justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria
- Stuart Nisbet, (born 1934), character actor
- Stuart Pearce (born 1962), English football manager, currently managing England Under-21s
- Stu Pederson (born 1960), Major League baseball player
- Stuart Rendell (born 1972), Australian hammer thrower
- Stuart Richardson (born 1977) bassist for lostprophets
- Stuart Scott (1965–2015), American sportscaster
- Stuart Subotnick, American businessman and media magnate
- Stuart Sutcliffe (born 1940), English artist and original bassist of The Beatles
- Stuart Townsend (born 1972), Irish actor and director
- Stuart Thurgood (born 1981), English footballer
- Stuart Wells (born 1982), English actor
- Stuart Zender, original bass player from Jamiroquai
Fictional characters
- Disco Stu, a recurring character in The Simpsons
- Stuart, original name of Peter Sam, a character in The Railway Series by Rev. W. Awdry
- Stuart Chandler, a character on All My Children played by David Canary
- Stuart Little, the main character of the E. B. White novel of the same name later turned into three successful films
- Stuart McCormick, a recurring character in South Park and the father of Kenny McCormick
- Stu Price, recurring character from The Hangover series
- Stu Redman, one of the main characters from Stephen King's The Stand
- Stuart Smalley, a recurring character played by Al Franken on the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live
- Stuart, a minion from the Despicable Me franchise
- Stuart, Princess Caroline's assistant in Netflix original series BoJack Horseman
- the protagonist of Percy Stuart, a German TV series (1969-1972)
See also
- Stuart (disambiguation)
- Stewart (disambiguation)
- Stewart (name), people with the surname and given name
- Stuart House (disambiguation)
References
- 1 2 Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Hardcastle, Kate, ed. Oxford Dictionary of Names (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 253. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.
- ↑ "Stewart Name Meaning and History". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 9 August 2009. For the etymology of the surname Stewart this web page cites: Dictionary of American Family Names.
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