Napoleon
An old Italian name of uncertain origin, popularly linked to "new lion" but more likely tied to Germanic legend or the city of Naples.
Meaning and origin
Napoleon comes from the old Italian name Napoleone, a name of unsettled origin that became famous worldwide through Napoléon Bonaparte, the Corsican-born general who crowned himself Emperor of the French in 1804.
How to pronounce Napoleon
| French (Belgium) | na-po-lay-ON /napɔleɔ̃/ |
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