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My roomats has a dog named Napoleon.

I actually think it could work for the son of a fervent napoleonist, if paired with the more approachable nickname Leo. I remember it was the name of a parrot who inexplicably appeared as a recurring character in my primary school history text books.

I like how long and elegant it is but I could never use it on a child.

Definitely a one-owner name. I once met a French poodle named Napoleon, which was mildly amusing; the poor little beastie was known as Nappy, which in British and South African English is a big no-no.

I can't think of a good reason to use this name. Napoleon was no Hitler, but he was not anybody's idea of a good leader. I think Orwell knew exactly what he was doing when he named the evil pig in 1984 Napoleon.

I like it, I think it's really cool and strong. I'm quite a fan of "unusual" names though, especially for boys.

No. Just no.

I group it with Tiberius, extravagant and grim with a geeky pop culture reference.

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It's the kind of name I'd like seeing but wouldn't use for a human, and I don't think I'd hate it, if it were my name (but I'd like being named Vespasian, so it's all relative).

This message was edited 1/25/2020, 5:41 PM

It isn't an appealing sound. -eon endings aren't my thing, and Nap- and Pole di nothing good. Add in a Napoleon complex joke and it's bad. I think it'd be hilarious on a chihuahua that gets too big for its britches though.

no, sorry not at all