Given name · Russian · Ukrainian
Наполеон
“lion”
Наполеон is a masculine given name, possibly from French. It is used in Russian.
Russian and UkrainianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Napoleon.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Наполеон possibly goes back to French Napoléon, meaning “lion.”
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Where it comes from
Наполеон possibly comes from French, and ultimately from Italian.
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How it developed
Possibly from French Napoléon, from Italian Napoleone.
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Наполеон’s family of names
In Russian usage, Наполеон has a transliteration in Napoleon.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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