Bonaparte

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