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.

Napoleon Rank in US Top 1000

# 974 in the US

Popularity of the name Napoleon

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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

The name 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"