Meanings
- A metropolitan city of Campania, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Naples.
- historicalSynonym of Kingdom of Naples, a former kingdom that controlled southern Italy in the early modern period.
Synonyms: Kingdom of Naples
- historicalSynonym of Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, a former kingdom that controlled southern Italy and Sicily in the 19th century.
Synonyms: Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
- A number of places in the United States:
- A city in Collier County, Florida.
- An unincorporated community in Idaho.
- A town and census-designated place therein, in Cumberland County, Maine.
- A town and village therein, in Ontario County, New York.
- A town in South Dakota.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounSynonym of Kingdom of Naples, a former kingdom that controlled southern Italy in the early modern period.
proper nounSynonym of Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, a former kingdom that controlled southern Italy and Sicily in the 19th century.
Italian city
Origin
- Ancient GreekΝεᾱ́πολῐς
- LatinNeāpolis
- FrenchNaples
- EnglishNaples
From French Naples, from Latin Neāpolis, from Ancient Greek Νεᾱ́πολῐς (Neā́polĭs), from νέᾱ (néā, “new”) + πόλῐς (pólĭs, “city”) after the relocation of the original Greek settlement in the area. Doublet of Nabeul, Nablus, Napoli, Neapoli, and Neapolis. Compare Newton.
More words from French, Latin, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Napels
- Napelscity in Italy
Ancient Greek Νεάπολις
- Νεάπολις (Neápolis)city in Italy
Arabic نَابُلِي, نَاپُلِي
- نَابُلِي (nābulī)city in Italy
- نَاپُلِي (nāpulī)city in Italy
Basque Napoli, Napoles
- Napolicity in Italy
- Napolescity in Italy
Bengali নেপলস
- নেপলস (nepoloś)city in Italy
Bulgarian Неа́пол
- Неа́пол (Neápol)city in Italy
Catalan Nàpols, Nàpols
- Nàpolscity in Italy
- Nàpolsmetropolitan city of Campania
Chinese Cantonese 拿坡利, 那波利
- 拿坡利 (naa⁴ bo¹ lei⁶)city in Italy
- 那波利 (naa⁵ bo¹ lei⁶)city in Italy
- 拿坡里 (naa⁵ bo¹ lei⁵)city in Italy
- 那不勒斯 (naa⁵ bat¹ lak⁶ si¹)city in Italy
Chinese Mandarin 那不勒斯, 拿坡里
- 那不勒斯 (Nàbùlèsī)city in Italy
- 拿坡里 (Nápōlǐ)city in Italy
- 那波利 (Nàbōlì)city in Italy
- 那不勒斯 (Nàbùlèsī)metropolitan city of Campania
- 拿坡里 (Nábōlǐ)metropolitan city of Campania
- 那波利 (Nàbōlì)metropolitan city of Campania
Czech Neapol, Neapol
- Neapolcity in Italy
- Neapolmetropolitan city of Campania
Danish Napoli, Neapel
- Napolicity in Italy
- Neapelcity in Italy
Dutch Napels, Napels
- Napelscity in Italy
- Napelsmetropolitan city of Campania
Esperanto Napolo
- Napolocity in Italy
Estonian Napoli, Napoli
- Napolicity in Italy
- Napolimetropolitan city of Campania
Finnish Napoli, Napoli
- Napolicity in Italy
- Napolimetropolitan city of Campania
French Naples, Naples
- Naplescity in Italy
- Naplesmetropolitan city of Campania
German Neapel, Neapel
- Neapelcity in Italy
- Neapelmetropolitan city of Campania
Greek Νάπολη, Νεάπολις
- Νάπολη (Nápoli)city in Italy
- Νεάπολις (Neápolis)city in Italy
- Νεάπολη (Neápoli)city in Italy
Hebrew נַאפּוֹלִי, נַאפּוֹלִי
- נַאפּוֹלִי (Nápoli)city in Italy
- נַאפּוֹלִי (Nápoli)metropolitan city of Campania
Hindi नापोलि, नेपोलि
- नापोलि (nāpoli)city in Italy
- नेपोलि (nepoli)city in Italy
Hungarian Nápoly, Nápoly
- Nápolycity in Italy
- Nápolymetropolitan city of Campania
Icelandic Napólí, Napolí
- Napólícity in Italy
- Napolícity in Italy
Italian Napoli, Napoli
- Napolicity in Italy
- Napolimetropolitan city of Campania
Japanese ナポリ, ナポリ
- ナポリ (Napori)city in Italy
- ナポリ (Napori)metropolitan city of Campania
Korean 나폴리
- 나폴리 (Napolli)city in Italy
Latin Neāpolis
- Neāpoliscity in Italy
Latvian Neapole
- Neapolecity in Italy
Lithuanian Neapolis
- Neapoliscity in Italy
Malay Napoli
- Napolicity in Italy
Norwegian Napoli
- Napolicity in Italy
Persian ناپل
- ناپل (nâpl)city in Italy
Polish Neapol, Neapol
- Neapolcity in Italy
- Neapolmetropolitan city of Campania
Portuguese Nápoles, Nápoles
- Nápolescity in Italy
- Nápolesmetropolitan city of Campania
Romanian Napoli, Neapole
- Napolicity in Italy
- Neapolecity in Italy
Russian Неа́поль, Неа́поль
- Неа́поль (Neápolʹ)city in Italy
- Неа́поль (Neápolʹ)metropolitan city of Campania
Slovak Neapol
- Neapolcity in Italy
Spanish Nápoles, Nápoles
- Nápolescity in Italy
- Nápolesmetropolitan city of Campania
Swedish Neapel, Neapel
- Neapelcity in Italy
- Neapelmetropolitan city of Campania
Tagalog Napoles, Napoles
- Napolescity in Italy
- Napolesmetropolitan city of Campania
Tamil நாபொலி
- நாபொலி (nāpoli)city in Italy
Thai เนเปิลส์, นาโปลี
- เนเปิลส์ (nee-bpə̀əl)city in Italy
- นาโปลี (naa-bpoo-lii)city in Italy
Turkish Napoli, Napoli
- Napolicity in Italy
- Napolimetropolitan city of Campania
Ukrainian Неа́поль
- Неа́поль (Neápolʹ)city in Italy
Vietnamese Na-pô-li
- Na-pô-licity in Italy
Yiddish נאַפּאָלי
- נאַפּאָלי (napoli)city in Italy
Cite this entry
Naples. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Naples
“Naples.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Naples. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Naples,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Naples.
Source: Naples on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.