Given name & surname

Poli

Poli is a masculine given name. It is used in Faroese.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Poli is a short form of Napoleon. The origin of Napoleon is uncertain.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In Faroese usage, Poli is a short form of Napoleon.

Poli’s family of names

In Faroese usage, Poli is a short form of Napoleon. In Welsh usage, Poli has a conventional equivalent in the English form Polly. In Faroese usage, Poli has a related form in Páll.

Walk Poli’s family in the name graph

PoliΠολίΠόλιΠώληNapoleonPállPolly

Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Poli has relatives in 3 languages.

FaroeseGreek

6 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 3

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

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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