Christopher Tolkien offers this note about 'Aiwendil' in
Unfinished Tales that suggests Quenya origin:
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Aiwendil must mean "lover of birds;" cf. Linaewen "lake of birds" in Nevrast (see the Appendix to The Silmarillion, entry lin (I).)
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I certainly sense the Elvish feel to it too, if I'm qualified to recognize and/or acknowledge such a feel.
[ February 19, 2003: Message edited by: Legolas ]