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Fayette

  • /ˈfeɪ.ɛt/ US, UK

Where it comes from

After Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette

proper noun

  1. US A male given name transferred from the surname or place name.
  2. A surname from French.
  3. A city, the county seat of Fayette County, Alabama.
  4. An unincorporated community in Perry Township, Boone County, Indiana.
  5. A small city in Fayette County, Iowa.
  6. A town in Kennebec County, Maine.
  7. An unincorporated community in Delta County, Michigan.
  8. A small city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Mississippi.
  9. A small city, the county seat of Howard County, Missouri.
  10. A town in Seneca County, New York.
  11. A village in Fulton County, Ohio.
  12. A small town in Sanpete County, Utah.
  13. An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia.
  14. A town and unincorporated community in Lafayette County, Wisconsin.
  15. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Fayette Township.

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"Fayette." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fayette. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Fayette. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fayette

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"Fayette." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fayette.

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@misc{fayette_2026,
  title = {Fayette},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fayette},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}