Bonaparte Explained

Bonaparte is a French and Italian surname. It derives from Italian bona (buona) 'good' and parte 'solution' or 'match' (a name bestowed as an expression of satisfaction at a newborn's arrival).

Bonaparte may refer to:

People

• The House of Bonaparte (est. 1804), an imperial and royal European dynasty
  • Napoleon I (1769–1821), First Empire emperor of France, founder of the noble house
  • Joseph Bonaparte, King of Naples and Spain
  • Napoleon III, Second Empire emperor of France
• José Bonaparte (1928–2020), Argentine paleontologist
• Charles Bonaparte (disambiguation), the name of several people
• Napoleon Bonaparte (disambiguation), the name of several people

Places

Antarctica

• Bonaparte Point, next to Arthur Harbour
• Mount Bonaparte

Australia

• Bonaparte Basin, sedimentary basin across the boundary of Western Australia and the Northern Territory
• Bonaparte Coast, another name for the Northwest Shelf Transition region of Australia's continental shelf
• Bonaparte Gulf on the coast in the same area

Canada

• Bonaparte River, a river in British Columbia
• Bonaparte Lake, a lake in British Columbia
  • Bonaparte Provincial Park, a park in the area of the lake
• Bonaparte Plateau, a plateau in British Columbia

France

• Île Bonaparte, name from 1806 to 1810 of the island now called Réunion

United States

• Bonaparte, Iowa, a city
• Bonaparte Township, Van Buren County, Iowa
• Lake Bonaparte (New York), Lewis County, New York

Other

• Bonaparte (band), a Berlin-based indie punk band
  • Bonaparte (album), 2014
• Bonaparte, the mini-tank from the Masamune Shirow's Dominion
• Bonaparte First Nation, a band government in British Columbia, Canada
  • Bonaparte Indian Reserve No. 3, an Indian Reserve of the Bonaparte First Nation

See also

• • • Napoleon (disambiguation)