Napoleon

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Greek
"lion of the new city"

Napoleon Origin and Meaning

The name Napoleon is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "lion of the new city".

Overly ambitious choice, recently borne by the hapless hero of cult movie hit Napoleon Dynamite.

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Famous People Named Napoleon

  • Napoleon I (Napoleon Bonaparteborn Napoleone di Buonaparte), Emperor of France
  • Napoléon II (Napoléon François Charles Joseph Bonaparte)Emperor of France
  • Napoléon II (CharlesLouis Napoléon Bonaparte), Emperor of France
  • Napoleon Buddy D'umoAmerican choreographer
  • Napoleon "Nip" KaufmanAmerican NFL football player
  • Napoleon HillAmerican self,help author
  • Napoleon ZervasGreek WWII general and resistance leader
  • (Napoleon Stanisław Adam Feliks) Zygmunt KrasińskiPolish Romantic poet
  • Napoleon PerdisAustralian makeup artist

Napoleon in Pop Culture

  • Napoleonthe dictator pig in George Orwell's "Animal Farm"
  • "Napoleon Dynamite" movie and main character
  • Napoleon Solomain character on TV's "The Man from U.N.C.L.E."
  • Napoleon Maxwell "Sock" Sowachowskimain character in Erica Wester's 2013 short film "Welcome to Hell".
  • Napoleonlead character in the 1972 Disney film "Napoleon and Samantha"
  • Napoleon Pettipon from "The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon" By Richard Connell.