Bonaparte

 ( Italian-language Surnames ) 

Bonaparte is a French and Italian surname. It derives from Italian language 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:

• The House of Bonaparte (est. 1804), an imperial and royal European dynasty
• Napoleon (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

• Bonaparte Point, next to Arthur Harbour
• Mount Bonaparte (Antarctica)

• 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

• 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

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

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

• 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

• Napoleon (disambiguation)