swart/ˈswɔːt/EtymologyEnglish and Dutch surname, from swart (“dark-haired, dark-skinned, swarthy”).swart means A surname. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 74 out of 100.nameA surname.adjOf a dark hue; moderately black; swarthy; tawny.“1400s: Thomas Occleve, Hymns to the Virgin Men schalle then sone se / Att mydday hytt shalle swarte be”Black.Gloomy; malignant.“Suddenly the swart figure of Time stood up before the gods, with both hands dripping with blood and a red sword dangling idly from his fingers, and said: “Sardathrion is gone! I have overthrown it!””nounBlack or dark dyestuff.verbTo make swart or tawny; blacken; tan.“to swart a living part”