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

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