Hm, I got "yew-tree" for Ewen and "lord of the woods" for Keith - I hadn't picked up the other two meanings. I was happy enough with an arboreal connection for the two of them (possibly significant in a later chapter..?) but those meanings you've found are also quite fascinating and satisfying!
But. She was working at Oxford at the same time as Tolkien. I daresay some of that linguistic stuff osmosed across!
Apologies for the late reply — that's also a fascinating meaning for Ewen, and would fit well with the cultural connotations of yews as associated with death, rebirth, and spiritual immortality.
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But. She was working at Oxford at the same time as Tolkien. I daresay some of that linguistic stuff osmosed across!
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