# Napoleon
## English
### Etymology

From French Napoléon, from Italian Napoleone, name of an early saint, of uncertain origin; possibly from the Germanic clan name Nibelung. By folk etymology explained as Napoli (“Naples”) + leone (“lion”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /nəˈpəʊ.li.ən/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)

### Proper noun

Napoleon
* Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821), a French military commander and political leader.
    Alternative form: Napoléon
* A male given name from Italian sometimes given in honor of the French emperor.
* A village in Silesia, Poland.
* A number of places in the United States:
** A ghost town in Arkansas.
** A town in Indiana.
** An unincorporated community in Kentucky.
** A township and census-designated place therein, in Jackson County, Michigan.
** An unincorporated community in Mississippi.
** A city in Missouri.
** A city, the county seat of Logan County, North Dakota.
** A city, the county seat of Henry County, Ohio.
** A township in Henry County, Ohio.

#### Derived terms

* Napoleon complex
* Napoleonesque
* Napoleonian
* Napoleonic
* Napoleonism
* Napoleonist
* Napoleon point
* Napoleon syndrome
* Napoleonville

#### Translations
### Noun

Napoleon (plural Napoleons)
* Alternative form of napoleon
** 1893, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Final Problem:He [Professor Moriarty] is the Napoleon of crime, Watson.
** 2011, Robert Morgan, Lions of the West: Heroes and Villains of the Westward Expansion:Always an eloquent speaker, Polk became known as the Napoleon of the stump.
** 1896, J.S. Ogilvie, “A Biographical Sketch of William McKinley.”, in The Life and Speeches of William McKinley.:He [William McKinley] has been called the Napoleon of protection, as other men have been called Napoleons of finance.

## Cebuano
### Proper noun

Napoleon
* a male given name

## Czech
### Etymology

Borrowed from French Napoléon.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈnapolɛon]
* Rhymes: -ɛon
* Hyphenation: Na‧po‧leon

### Proper noun

Napoleon m anim (relational adjective Napoleonův)
* A male given name in French, Napoléon, usually referring to Napoleon Bonaparte
* a person behaving like Napoleon Bonaparte
** 2017, Zdeněk Svěrák, “Dubnová povídka”, in Nové povídky‎, Fragment, →ISBN, page 76:Podívejte se, pane Plíšek, Hitleři a Napoleoni jsou pořád v kurzu. To je v psychiatrii takovej folklor.(please add an English translation of this quotation)

#### Derived terms

* napoleon
* Napoleonek
* napoleonka
* napoleonovský
* napoleonské války
* napoleonský
* napoleonský komplex

### Further reading

* “Napoleon”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “Napoleon”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from French Napoléon.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /naːˈpoː.leː.ɔn/, /naːˈpoː.li.ɔn/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Na‧po‧le‧on

### Proper noun

Napoleon m
* Napoleon Bonaparte
* Louis Bonaparte (generally called "Lodewijk Napoleon")

#### Derived terms

* napoleon
* napoleontisch

## Faroese
### Etymology

From French Napoléon, from Italian Napoleone, name of an early saint, of uncertain origin.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /naˈpʰoː.lɪ.ɔn/

### Proper noun

Napoleon m
* a male given name

#### Usage notes

Patronymics
* son of Napoleon: Napoleonsson
* daughter of Napoleon: Napoleonsdóttir

#### Derived terms

* Poli m

## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌnaˈpoːleɔn/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Na‧po‧le‧on

### Proper noun

Napoleon m (proper noun, strong, genitive Napoleons)
* (history) Napoleon Bonaparte

#### Declension

$^1$With an article.

#### Derived terms

* napoleonisch
* Westentaschennapoleon (derogatory)

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from French Napoléon, from Italian Napoleone.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /na.pɔˈlɛ.ɔn/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛɔn
* Syllabification: Na‧po‧le‧on
* Homophone: napoleon

### Proper noun

Napoleon m pers
* a male given name, equivalent to English Napoleon
* Napoleon Bonaparte

#### Derived terms

* napoleoński
* napoleoniana
* napoleonika
* napoleonista
* napoleonizm
* napoleonka

#### Related terms

* napoleon
* napoleondor

### Further reading

* Napoleon in Polish dictionaries at PWN