Rondeau
Rondeau |
Family name |
Pronunciation |
Ron-doe |
Related names |
Rondaux, Rond, Le Rond |
Rondeau is a surname with French origins. Some notable people with this name include:
People
- Jane Rondeau, the wife of Claudius Rondeau, an English minister in St Petersburg in 1720-1739. Her "Lettres (sic) of a Lady who resided some years in Russia", are "one of the best sources" on Anna of Russia
- Jean Rondeau, French racer and constructor who won the 1980 24 Hours of Le Mans in a car of his own construction, the Rondeau M382
- Jim Rondeau, a politician in Manitoba
- José Rondeau, 19th century Argentine general and politician
- Noah John Rondeau, an Adirondack hermit
Other
- Rondeau (poetry), a form of French poetry
- Rondo, a musical form from the 18th century to the present, also spelt 'rondeau'
- Rondeau (music), a Medieval and early Renaissance musical form distinct from the 18th-century rondo
- Rondeau, part of "Symphonies and Fanfares for the King's Supper" by Jean-Joseph Mouret, best known as the theme to Masterpiece Theatre
- Rondeau (dance) is a traditional dance of the south-west of France.
- Rondeau Provincial Park, in southwestern Ontario
- Rondeau, a type of cookware and bakeware
- Rondeau, a character in the Marla Mason urban fantasy series by Tim Pratt, named after the poem.