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To: Repeal The 17th

I always thought of Napoleon as an Italian name .

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21 posted on 11/26/2023 8:59:27 PM PST by Mears
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To: Mears

He was Corsican which was part of the Republic of Genoa for a long time.


27 posted on 11/26/2023 9:08:12 PM PST by freefdny
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To: Mears; dfwgator

(I always thought of Napoleon as an Italian name .)

I have always thought of Napoleon as an ice cream 🍨🍨🍨🍨🍨🍨🍨

😂😆😀🤣🤣🤣

Oh and the guy who ate the ice cream 🍨🍨 in Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure

The Ziggy Piggy?


35 posted on 11/26/2023 9:43:31 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Mears

Origin of the name Napoleon

Naturally, its etymology has been studied extensively. The hypothesis favoured by specialists is that “Napoleon” came from the Italian “Nevoleone”, itself from “Neapolis” (Naples) and “leone” (lion).


123 posted on 11/27/2023 10:17:32 AM PST by coalminersson (since )
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