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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

Places

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

France

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

United States

Other

See also