Napoleon
nap-uh-LOH-lee-uhn
A name traditionally linked to “new city” and famously tied to the Bonapartes.
Meaning
The name is usually traced through French Napoléon and Italian Napoleone to a sense of “of the new city,” with the Greek element in the old etymological explanation referring to a new city. The excerpts also show it was used as a baptismal or given name, and later became strongly associated with Napoleon Bonaparte.
Origin
FrenchItalianGreekmasculine
Fun fact
Nineteenth-century name books note that Napoleon could be used as a baptismal name, and one even records playful offshoots like Napkin meaning “little Nap.”