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Napoleon
Say it: nuh-POH-lee-un
Meaning
Italian Napoleone, of uncertain origin; often linked with Napoli (Naples).
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Given in honour of the Emperor in France, Quebec and America in the 19th century.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1880s
In the United States
- 7,737 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1880, about 1 in 3,600 boys
- 12 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| French | Napoléon |
|---|---|
| Italian | Napoleone |
Famous bearers
- Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of the French
- Napoleon Lajoie, baseball player
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Royal and noble genealogies
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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