# Stewart

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈst(j)uɚt/ · frequency rank #4,716

## Definitions
1. A Scottish surname originating as an occupation.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. Historical spelling of Stuart (“royal house regnant in Scotland from 1371 and in England from 1603, until 1714”); the standard spelling until the reign of French-raised Mary, Queen of Scots, in the mid-16th century.
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## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Scots stewart (“steward”), from Early Scots stewart, from Old English stiġweard.

## Easily confused with
- **Stuart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stewart-vs-stuart)
- **start** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/start-vs-stewart)
- **Seward** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seward-vs-stewart)
- **steward** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steward-vs-stewart)
- **stalwart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stalwart-vs-stewart)

## Common misspellings (11)
`setwart`, `sstewart`, `steawrt`, `stewarrt`, `stewartt`, `stewatr`, `stewrat`, `stewwart`, `sttewart`, `stweart`, `tsewart`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/stewart