Masculine
Napoleone
Meaning
- (masculine) Napoleon (Bonaparte)
- (masculine) a male given name; a saint's name, rare today
Synonyms
Bonaparte
Translations
Frequency
Hyphenated as
Na‧po‧le‧ó‧ne
Pronounced as (IPA)
/na.po.leˈo.ne/
Etymology
The name is first attested in 1263 as cardinal Napoleone Orsini Frangipani; probably of Germanic origin, possibly from the clan name Nibelung. It was later associated by folk etymology with Napoli (“Naples”) leone (“lion”).
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