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 (Antarctica)
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 Mount Bonaparte, Washington
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)