Gaelic Name: War Cry:
Tartans of Clan Stuart of Bute
The beautiful Isle of Bute formed part of the domain of Walter, the first High Steward, and remained a Stewart possession except for a brief Norse occupation. But only after 1385 did a family branch become established there, when Sir John Stewart a son of King Robert II was appointed hereditary Sheriff of Bute and Arran; and his descendants still hold the marquisate of Bute.
The spelling Stuart originated with some Stewarts living in France where the alphabet has no `w'. Adopted there also by Mary Queen of Scots, it became fashionable when she continued using it on her return. Steuart was a compromise between the two forms.
[From "Scots Kith & Kin"]