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Napoleon, is a first name which some say derives from "Neapolis" (Naples) and would have originally meant "from Naples". Others claim it is of Greek origin ("Napoleoon") and comes from "napè" or "napos" meaning "(forest)valley" and "leon" meaning "lion" which would mean that Napoleon means "lion of the valley" or similar.[1] Things, places and people called Napoleon include:
[edit] In relation to Napoleon Bonaparte
- Napoleon I of France (Napoleon Bonaparte, 1769-1821; reigned 1804-1814)
- Napoleonic Wars, the name given to the military conflicts connected to Napoleon I
- Code Napoleon, (or Napoleonic code) a legal code instituted by Napoleon I in France in 1803
- Napoleonic Era is a name given to describe the time period of Napoleon's activities
[edit] People
- Napoleon II of France, Napoleon's son Napoleon Francis Joseph Charles Bonaparte, King of Rome, (1811-1832) who never reigned in France
- Napoleon III of France, Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte (1808-1873) was President of France from 1849 to 1852, and then Emperor of the French under the name Napoléon III from 1852 to 1870.
- Prince Napoléon Bonaparte of Canino, descendant of Lucien Bonaparte, Prince Canino
- Napoleon XIV (1938- ), a comedic singer best known for "They're Coming To Take Me Away"
- Napoleon (rapper) (1977- ), a Muslim rapper
- José María Napoleón, Mexican singer, songwriter and actor.
- Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, Governor of Florida from 1905 to 1909.
- Napoleon Hill (1883–1970), self-help and financial writer
[edit] Fiction
- Napoléon (film), a 1927 film by Abel Gance about Napoleon I
- Napoleon (play), 1927 stage play written by George S. Kaufman and originally featuring The Marx Brothers
- Napoléon (1955 film), a 1955 film by Sacha Guitry about Napoleon I
- Napoléon (miniseries) is the title of a 2002 miniseries
- Napoleon (Animal Farm), a character in George Orwell's novel Animal Farm
- Napoleon Bonaparte, a fictional half-caste Aborigine detective, created by Australian author Arthur Upfield
- Napoleon Dynamite, a 2004 film by Jared Hess and its lead character
- Vice Principal Napolean, is a character in the anime of Yu-Gi-Oh! GX. In the American Dubbed version, his name is Bonaparte
- Napoleon Wilson, a main character in John Carpenter's 1976 film Assault on Precinct 13.
[edit] Military
- Le Napoléon (1850), the first steam battleship in history.
- Napoleon, the nickname of the M1857 smoothbore 12-pounder field gun in the American Civil War
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