''Rossignol'' is a French word meaning

nightingale The common nightingale, rufous nightingale or simply nightingale (''Luscinia megarhynchos''), is a small passerine bird best known for its powerful and beautiful song. It was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is no ...

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Rossignols The Rossignols, a family of France, French cryptography, cryptographers and cryptanalysis, cryptanalysts, included Antoine Rossignol (1600–1682), Bonaventure Rossignol and Antoine-Bonaventure Rossignol. The family name means "nightingale" in ...

, a family of French cryptographers *

André Rossignol André Rossignol (9 August 1890, Paris - 5 December 1960, Paris) was a French racing driver who became the first driver to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans twice, winning in consecutive years. Career Rossignol was a driver for the French Lorraine-Diet ...

(fl. 1923–1928), French racing driver *

Bruno Rossignol Bruno Rossignol (born 1958 in Nanterre) is a French composer, choral conductor and conductor, pianist and music educator. Biography He studied music at the École normale de musique de Paris and the Sorbonne. He then directed choirs: first ...

(born 1958), French choral conductor and composer * Dan Rossignol (fl. 2013), doctor and autism researcher *

Felix Rossignol Felix Roland Rossignol (October 18, 1920 – May 31, 1981) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 14 games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings between 1944 and 1946. The rest of his c ...

(1920–1981), Canadian NHL ice hockey player *

Jean Antoine Rossignol Jean Antoine Rossignol (7 November 1759 – 27 April 1802) was a general of the French Revolutionary Wars. Life Early life Rossignol began his ''Memoirs'', published in 1820 by Victor Barrucand, with the words: "I was not born into a poor family. ...

(1759–1802), general of the French Revolutionary Wars *

Jim Rossignol James Michael Rossignol (born July 1978) is a British video game journalist and critic, as well as an author. He has also branched out into games, founding the company Big Robot in 2010. Biography Rossignol started his career as a reporter o ...

(born July 1978), British computer games journalist, critic and other * Jules Rossignol (fl. 1900), French fencer * Laurence Rossignol (born 1957), French politician *

Michelle Rossignol Michelle Rossignol, (4 February 1940 – 18 May 2020) was a Canadian film actress. She appeared in fifteen films between 1956 and 2010. She was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1991 and a Knight of the National Order of Quebec in 20 ...

(born 1940), Canadian film actress *

Philippe Lando Rossignol Philippe Lando Rossignol, was a soukous recording artist and vocalist, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). He was once a member of the soukous band TPOK Jazz, led by François Luambo Makiadi, which dominated the Congolese music scene from ...

(fl. 1956–1957), soukous recording artist

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Lake Rossignol Lake Rossignol is the largest freshwater lake in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is located in the south-western interior of the province. History As a reservoir, it was created in 1929 when the Bowater Mersey Paper Company Limited dammed the Mersey R ...

, a lake in south-western Nova Scotia, Canada * Rossignol Wood, a forest north of Hebuterne, France

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Rossignol ENT The Rossignol ENT was an experimental automatic rifle of French origin from the first years of the 20th century. It was the first rifle which used the direct impingement operating system, which found later use in the Swedish Ag m/42, the French 1 ...

, an experimental automatic rifle *

Battle of Rossignol The Battle of Rossignol (22 August 1914) one of the first battles of the First World War, was part of the Battle of the Frontiers on the Western Front between the German and French armies. To counter the German invasion of Belgium, the French com ...

, a World War I battle near Trintigny, Belgium * ''

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'', an 1842 composition by

Franz Liszt Franz Liszt, in modern usage ''Liszt Ferenc'' . Liszt's Hungarian passport spelled his given name as "Ferencz". An orthographic reform of the Hungarian language in 1922 (which was 36 years after Liszt's death) changed the letter "cz" to simpl ...

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Le Rossignol , description = ''conte lyrique'' , librettist = , based_on = , premiere_date = , premiere_location = Palais Garnier, Paris ''The Nightingale'' (Russian: Соловей – ''Solovyei''; French: ''Le Rossignol'') ...

'', a 1914 opera by Igor Stravinsky *

Skis Rossignol Skis Rossignol S.A., or simply Rossignol, is a French manufacturer of alpine, snowboard, and Nordic equipment, as well as related outerwear and accessories, located in Isère, France. Rossignol was one of the first companies to produce plastic s ...

, a French manufacturer of clothing and sports equipment

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