Rossignol

Rossignol or Rosignol is a family name.

Origin and Meaning

The name is originally a French name meaning nightingale. By Huguenot refugees of the name is also found in Germany with low rates.

Variants

• Rossignol: 70 namesakes in Germany
• Rosignol: 50 namesakes in Germany

Well-known bearers of the name

• André Rossignol, a French race car driver
• Jacques Rossignol ( born 1945 ), French footballer
• Jean Antoine Rossignol (1759-1802), French general
• Jean -Claude Rossignol ( born 1945 ), French rugby player
• Laurence Rossignol (*?), French politician
• Michelle Rossignol ( born 1940 ), Canadian actress
• Serge Rossignol ( born 1942 ), Canadian physiologist
• Antoine Rossignol (1600-1682), famous French cryptographer
• Robert Le Rossignol (1884-1976), English engineer