The French surname Jadin derives from the give name

Gérard Gérard (French language, French: ) is a French masculine given name and surname of Germanic languages, Germanic origin, variations of which exist in many Germanic and Romance languages. Like many other Germanic name, early Germanic names, it is ...

. It is common especially in Lorraine and Picardie. Notable people with the name include: *

Hyacinthe Jadin Hyacinthe Jadin (27 April 1776 – 27 September 1800) was a French composer who came from a musical family. His uncle Georges Jadin was a composer in Versailles and Paris, along with his father Jean Jadin, who had played bassoon for the French Ro ...

, French composer and pianist *

Louis-Emmanuel Jadin Louis-Emmanuel Jadin (21 September 1768 – 11 April 1853) was a French composer, pianist and harpsichordist. Jadin was born in Versailles. He learned piano from his brother Hyacinthe Jadin and later worked at the Théâtre de Monsieur. His fir ...

, French composer, violinist, harpsichordist, pianist, and teacher *

Louis Godefroy Jadin Louis Godefroy Jadin (June 30, 1805, Paris - 1882, Paris) was a French painter specializing in animals and landscapes, especially known for having painted the hunts of Napoleon III and the dogs of the high society of the Second Empire. His fath ...

, French painter *

Paul Jadin Paul F. Jadin (born May 2, 1955) is a retired American politician from Green Bay, Wisconsin. He was the last secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Commerce and the first C.E.O. of its successor, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corpo ...

, mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin

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