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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Probably an Americanized form of the French name Gadoin, from a personal name of Germanic origin, composed of the elements wadi ‘pledge’, ‘security’ + wini ‘friend’. Alternatively, it may be an Americanized form of Gadaud (see Gadoury) or some other name with the same first element.

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