Napolean
Greek · Boy · 3 syllables
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About the name Napolean
The name Napoleon derives from the Greek elements "neos" (new) and "leon" (lion), literally meaning "new lion," though it was popularized as a given name through Italian and Corsican usage.
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Etymology
The name Napoleon derives from the Greek elements "neos" (new) and "leon" (lion), literally meaning "new lion," though it was popularized as a given name through Italian and Corsican usage. The name is primarily associated with European, particularly French and Italian cultures, and gained prominence through Napoleon Bonaparte, the 19th-century French military commander and emperor, with no significant religious affiliation.
Napolean currently ranks #13,875 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1925.
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