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Napoleón.

Spanish Napoleon, from the older Italian Napoleone

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Gender context
Boy
Letters
8
Words
1
Syllables / divisions
4
First letter
N
Sources
4

Synthetic Filipino reading. Personal and regional pronunciations can differ.

MEANING & HISTORY

What does Napoleón mean?

Napoleón is the Spanish form of Napoleon, whose older source is Italian Napoleone. The name existed before the French emperor made it internationally famous.

Its remote etymology is debated: proposed connections include Naples and a Germanic legendary name, neither securely establishing a literal lion-of-Naples translation. The Spanish dictionary explicitly identifies the French borrowing. Its accent preserves the Spanish written form while the deeper Italian name history remains distinguishable from later imperial associations.

References for this explanation

  1. Behind the Name — Napoleon ↗
  2. Wiktionary contributors — Napoleón (Spanish) ↗

Pronunciation & syllables

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Spanish

  • /napoleˈon/
  • [na.po.leˈõn]

Na · po · le · ón4 source divisions

Dictionary reading & contributors ↗

Wiktionary contributors / Kaikki / Wiktextract · CC BY-SA 4.0

Origin and name formation

Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.

Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Source accounts remain in their original English; editorial summaries and filters are adapted. Attribution and downloads

People with the name Napoleón

Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.

The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).

Use in Philippine-linked records

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distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim

Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Napoleón Flores

PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS

Napoleón in the birth records

Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.

No exact-spelling count for Napoleón appears in the PSA name tables included here. This does not mean zero births or prove that the name is rare.

Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →

Similar names to Napoleón

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What rhymes with Napoleón?

Matches share a dictionary-supplied rhyme key in the stated language. Check the recorded reading; another language or accent can change the rhyme.

Names with a similar written ending

Spelling suggestions; these are not verified phonetic rhymes.

Benigno SimeonDionisio SimeonGedeonLeonLeónNapoleonPantaleonPantaleón

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Follow the sources

  1. Wikidata given-name item Q43400479 — Napoleón (opens in a new tab)

    Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.

  2. Wikidata — Napoleón Flores (opens in a new tab)

    Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q43400479 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.

  3. Wiktionary contributors — Napoleón (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)

    Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.

  4. Behind the Name — Napoleon (opens in a new tab)

    Consulted account of the name’s formation, relevant root elements, or explicitly linked base name.