Napoleon
Napoleon is a rare masculine name made legendary by the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, born Napoleone Buonaparte. Its etymology remains a matter of scholarly debate without a single definitive meaning. It carries immense historical weight, sounding bold, memorable, and commanding.
Origin and etymology of the name
Scholarly onomastic and linguistic analysisA name of uncertain origin, likely linked to the Germanic Nibelung tradition and the Italian linguistic sphere.
Detailed Slovak etymology analysis
Slovenská podoba Napoleon vychádza z francúzskeho Napoléon, ktoré nadväzuje na talianske meno Napoleone doložené už v stredoveku. Jeho hlbší pôvod nie je spoľahlivo objasnený. Za pravdepodobnú sa pokladá súvislosť s germánskym menom Nibelung, pričom podobu mena mohol druhotne ovplyvniť názov mesta Neapol a talianske slovo leone („lev“).
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NAPOLEON
100% identical to original formNo diacritics (ASCII)
Universal international spelling13 foreign variants
Česky, Anglicky, Maďarsky- •Zápis bez diakritiky – 100 % zhodný s medzinárodnými pasmi, letenkami a cudzími klávesnicami.
- •Univerzálna výslovnosť – neobsahuje zhluky hlások náročné pre cudzincov.
- •Globálne rozšírené meno – má priame ekvivalenty vo viac než 10 svetových jazykoch.
- •Dlhšie meno (4 slabiky) môže byť v rýchlej medzinárodnej komunikácii skracované.
Name days and calendars
Dates in Slovak and international calendarsStandard orthoepic pronunciation with primary stress on the initial syllable.
Grammar & Cases
Overview of grammatical cases for greetings, cards, and official useDiminutives and pet forms
Affectionate and family nicknamesNotable figures named Napoleon
29People connected to this name according to Wikidata and editorial sources.
French military leader, French Emperor 1804–1814 and again in 1815 (1769–1821)
President of the Second French Republic, Emperor of the Second French Empire and last monarch of France (1808–1873)
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