Given name & surname · also Italian

Napoli

“new”·“city”

Napoli is a surname from Italian, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in English and Italian.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Napoli is built from elements meaning “new” and “city”.

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Where it comes from

Napoli comes from Italian, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.

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How it developed

From Italian Napoli, from Latin Neāpolis, from Ancient Greek Νεᾱ́πολῐς.

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Napoli’s family of names

In Italian usage, Napoli shares a linguistic root with the English form Newton. In Greek usage, Napoli as a surname is a transliteration of Νάπολι. In Greek usage, Napoli as a surname is a transliteration of Ναπολή.

Walk Napoli’s family in the name graph

NapoliΝάπολιΝαπολήNewtonNeapolisNaplesNablusNabeul

Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.

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Spellings & scripts 2

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 5

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Ancient Greek

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Ancient Greek

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Ancient Greek

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>99% boys

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