River Chew of its distance, forming part of the Monarch's Way. The name "Chew" has Celtic origins, cognate with the River Chwefru, "cliwyf-ffrenwy", "the moving, gushing water"; ancient forms are "Estoca" (Chew Stoke), "Chiu" (Chew Magna), and "Ciwetune" (Chewton Mendip). Its exact meaning admits of several possible explanations, including "winding water", the "ew" being a variant of the French "eau", "water". The word "chewer" is western dialect for "narrow passage" and "chare" is Old English for "turning." Another theory is that the name derives from the Welsh "cyw", "the young of an animal, or chicken", such that "Afon Cyw" would have meant
Chew Kheng Chuan of that society, has not just the right, but indeed the duty to participate in the political life of his or her society.” Chew was the first Singaporean to be admitted to Harvard College, where he graduated with an AB cum laude in Social Studies in 1982. He has served as Chairman of the Harvard Alumni Interviewing Committee in Singapore since 1983. In recognition of his longstanding service as an alumni interviewer, he received the Hiram Hunn Memorial Schools & Scholarships Award from Harvard College in 2005. He has three children. Chew Kheng Chuan CHEW Kheng Chuan (; born 1957),