Napoleon

Meanings

1. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821), a French military commander and political leader.
2. A male given name from Italian sometimes given in honor of the French emperor.
3. A village in Silesia, Poland.
4. A number of places in the United States:
5. A ghost town in Arkansas.
6. A town in Indiana.
7. An unincorporated community in Kentucky.
8. A township and census-designated place therein, in Jackson County, Michigan.
9. An unincorporated community in Mississippi.
10. A city in Missouri.
11. A city, the county seat of Logan County, North Dakota.
12. A city, the county seat of Henry County, Ohio.

1. Alternative letter-case form of napoleon.

1. The franc germinal: a 20-franc gold coin issued under Napoleon I of France.
2. Other subsequent 20-franc coins, notes, or values.
3. A person resembling Napoleon Bonaparte, (usually) in having come to dominate an area or sphere of activity through ruthlessness or illegality as well as surpassing ability.
4. Clipping of Napoleon boot, a form of topboot worn by officers during the Napoleonic Wars.
5. Clipping of Napoleon gun, a 12-pounder cannon first used by the Second French Empire.
6. A 19th-century five-card trick-taking game simplified from euchre.
7. Clipping of double napoleon, a form of patience/solitaire.
8. Alternative form of nap: a horse to go nap on, a sure thing, a certain winner; a prediction of such a horse; a bet on such a horse.
9. Clipping of Napoleon bigarreau, a variety of the white-fleshed bigarreau cherry; a variety of cherry tree bearing such fruit.
10. Clipping of Napoleon cake, another name for a millefeuille pastry.
11. Clipping of Napoleon brandy, any excellent brandy; a serving of such a brandy.
12. Ellipsis of Napoleon slice.

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”).