Napoleon

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.

# 974 in the US

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Napoleon Popularity

Famous People Named Napoleon

  • Napoleon I (Napoleon Bonaparte
    born Napoleone di Buonaparte), Emperor of France
  • Napoléon II (Napoléon François Charles Joseph Bonaparte)
    Emperor of France
  • Napoléon II (Charles
    Louis Napoléon Bonaparte), Emperor of France
  • Napoleon Buddy D'umo
    American choreographer
  • Napoleon "Nip" Kaufman
    American NFL football player
  • Napoleon Hill
    American self,help author
  • Napoleon Zervas
    Greek WWII general and resistance leader
  • (Napoleon Stanisław Adam Feliks) Zygmunt Krasiński
    Polish Romantic poet
  • Napoleon Perdis
    Australian makeup artist

Napoleon in Pop Culture

  • Napoleon
    the dictator pig in George Orwell's "Animal Farm"
  • "Napoleon Dynamite
    " movie and main character
  • Napoleon Solo
    main character on TV's "The Man from U.N.C.L.E."
  • Napoleon Maxwell "Sock" Sowachowski
    main character in Erica Wester's 2013 short film "Welcome to Hell".
  • Napoleon
    lead character in the 1972 Disney film "Napoleon and Samantha"