Names that mean “yew”
13 fragments across 9 traditions carry this sense. 10 of them open a name against 3 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.
Yew names across the traditions
¶They are spread across 6 different families, from real world outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. No single tradition hoards it: none of them goes past 3 fragments.
Eburo initial · eburos final · ebura final
- Eburocintus
Eburo yew + cintus first
yew first
- Eburoboduos
Eburo yew + boduos crow
yew crow
- Eburomorios
Eburo yew + morios sea
yew sea
- Cintueburos
Cintu first + eburos yew
first yew
- Beloeburos
Belo bright + eburos yew
bright yew
- Bannoeburos
Banno peak + eburos yew
peak yew
- Rituebura
Ritu ford + ebura yew
ford yew
- Ateebura
Ate renewed + ebura yew
renewed yew
- Matuebura
Matu bear + ebura yew
bear yew
Yr initial · Yri initial
- Yrlume
Yr yew + lume light
yew light
- Yrdan
Yr yew + dan friend
yew friend
- Yrlas
Yr yew + las leaf
yew leaf
- Yrivel
Yri yew + vel gentle
yew gentle
- Yrilien
Yri yew + lien bloom
yew bloom
- Yritae
Yri yew + tae bright
yew bright
Yr initial · Iva initial
- Yrmund
Yr yew + mund protector
yew protector
- Yrchase
Yr yew + chase pursuit
yew pursuit
- Yrmane
Yr yew + mane neck hair
yew neck hair
- Ivawing
Iva yew + wing flight limb
yew flight limb
- Ivafang
Iva yew + fang seizing tooth
yew seizing tooth
- Ivagaze
Iva yew + gaze fixed stare
yew fixed stare
Yr initial
- Yrhart
Yr yew + hart stag
yew stag
- Yrsten
Yr yew + sten hard
yew hard
- Yrdan
Yr yew + dan judge
yew judge
Yv initial
- Yvbert
Yv yew + bert bright
yew bright
- Yvger
Yv yew + ger spear
yew spear
- Yvmar
Yv yew + mar famous
yew famous
nure final
- Tullynure
Tully hillock + nure yew
hillock yew
- Knocknure
Knock hill + nure yew
hill yew
- Glennure
Glen valley + nure yew
valley yew
Yr initial
- Yrhaven
Yr yew + haven harbour
yew harbour
- Yrlund
Yr yew + lund grove
yew grove
- Yrmoor
Yr yew + moor moorland
yew moorland
Yvette initial
- Yvette Goldheart
Yvette yew + goldheart gold heart
yew, called the gold heart
- Yvette Seabones
Yvette yew + seabones sea bones
yew, called the sea bones
- Yvette the Elder
Yvette yew + the elder elder
yew, called the elder
Tisa initial
- Tisaquelle
Tisa yew + quelle water source
yew-water source
- Tisales
Tisa yew + les wood
yew-wood
- Tisastern
Tisa yew + stern star
yew-star
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “yew”. Senses that keep turning up in the same sets usually belong to one semantic field — the small vocabulary a naming tradition returns to again and again.
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