Bonaparte is a French and Italian surname. It derives from

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

''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 The House of Bonaparte (originally ''Buonaparte'') is a former imperial and royal European dynasty of French and Italian origin. It was founded in 1804 by Napoleon I, the son of Corsican nobleman Carlo Buonaparte and Letizia Buonaparte (née ...

(est. 1804), an imperial and royal European dynasty **

Napoleon I Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French general and statesman who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led Military career ...

(1769–1821), First Empire emperor of France, founder of the noble house **

Joseph Bonaparte Joseph Bonaparte (born Giuseppe di Buonaparte, ; ; ; 7 January 176828 July 1844) was a French statesman, lawyer, diplomat and older brother of Napoleon Bonaparte. During the Napoleonic Wars, the latter made him King of Naples (1806–1808), an ...

, King of Naples and Spain **

Napoleon III Napoleon III (Charles-Louis Napoléon Bonaparte; 20 April 18089 January 1873) was President of France from 1848 to 1852 and then Emperor of the French from 1852 until his deposition in 1870. He was the first president, second emperor, and last ...

, Second Empire emperor of France *

José Bonaparte José Fernando Bonaparte (14 June 1928–18 February 2020) was an Argentine paleontologist who discovered a plethora of South American dinosaurs and mentored a new generation of Argentine paleontologists. He has been described by paleontologist ...

(1928–2020), Argentine paleontologist * Charles Bonaparte (disambiguation), the name of several people * Napoleon Bonaparte (disambiguation), the name of several people

Places

Antarctica

Bonaparte Point Arthur Harbour () is a small harbour entered between Bonaparte Point and Amsler Island on the south-west coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago of Antarctica. History Arthur Harbour was roughly charted by the French Antarctic Expediti ...

, next to Arthur Harbour *

Mount Bonaparte (Antarctica) Mount Rabot () is a mountain, high, standing southeast of Mount Lecointe in the Queen Elizabeth Range in Antarctica. Name Mount Rabot was discovered and named by the British Antarctic Expedition (BrAE; 1907-09). Charles Rabot was editor of ' ...

Australia

Bonaparte Basin The Bonaparte Basin is a sedimentary basin in Western Australia and the Northern Territory of Australia. Its total area is approximately , most of which is offshore. The sedimentary basin emerges at the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf and extends into ...

, 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 Joseph Bonaparte Gulf is a large body of water off the coast of the Northern Territory and Western Australia and part of the Timor Sea. It was named after Joseph Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon and King of Naples (1806–1808) and then Spain (18 ...

on the coast in the same area

Canada

Bonaparte River The Bonaparte River is a tributary of the Thompson River, joining it at the community of Ashcroft, British Columbia. The river is about long, including the length of Bonaparte Lake. Rising on the Silwhoiakun Plateau to the northwest of Kamloops, t ...

, 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 The Bonaparte Plateau, in British Columbia, Canada, is a sub-plateau of the Thompson Plateau which extends to the Quesnel River and lies between the Cariboo Mountains on the east and the Fraser River on the west. The Thompson Plateau is itself ...

, a plateau in British Columbia

France

Île Bonaparte Ile or ILE may refer to: Ile * Ile, a Puerto Rican singer * Ile District (disambiguation), multiple places * Ilé-Ifẹ̀, an ancient Yoruba city in south-western Nigeria * Interlingue (ISO 639:ile), a planned language * Isoleucine, an amino aci ...

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

United States

Bonaparte, Iowa Bonaparte is a city in Van Buren County, Iowa, United States. The population was 359 at the 2020 census. The town is located on the Des Moines River and contains a number of historical buildings, including a large pottery. History The area wa ...

, a city *

Bonaparte Township, Van Buren County, Iowa Bonaparte Township is a township in Van Buren County, Iowa, United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 5 ...

Lake Bonaparte (New York) Lake Bonaparte is located in Lewis County, New York named after Joseph Bonaparte of the House of Bonaparte. The lake has many different species of fish, and is stocked regularly by the NYSDEC. Fishing The lake is good for both ice fishing and ...

, Lewis County, New York

Other

Bonaparte (band) Bonaparte is the stage name of Berlin-based Swiss independent songwriter and producer Tobias Jundt. Jundt is the only permanent member in the studio, collaborating with a changing cast of live musicians and performers when touring. Since 2006 Bo ...

, a Berlin-based indie punk band ** ''Bonaparte'' (album), 2014 *Bonaparte, the mini-tank from the Masamune Shirow's ''

Dominion A dominion was any of several largely self-governance, self-governing countries of the British Empire, once known collectively as the ''British Commonwealth of Nations''. Progressing from colonies, their degrees of self-governing colony, colon ...

'' *

Bonaparte First Nation The Bonaparte Indian Band a.k.a. Bonaparte First Nation, is a member band of the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council of the Secwepemc (Shuswap) people. Indian Reserves and communities The band's main community is on the Bonaparte Indian Reserve No. ...

, a band government in British Columbia, Canada ** Bonaparte Indian Reserve No. 3, an Indian Reserve of the Bonaparte First Nation