Where does “Poli” come from?

Poli (Faroese) comes from Faroese Napoleon, from French napoléon, from Italian Napoleone — Napoleon (Bonaparte).

Ancestry of “Poli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FaroeseNapoleon—
2Frenchnapoléona coin that originally had the appearance of...
3ItalianNapoleoneNapoleon (Bonaparte)
Every word from Italian Napoleone →Every word from French napoléon →Every word from Faroese Napoleon →