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Lafayette¹

  • /ˌlæfiːˈɛt/
  • /ˌlɑːfiːˈɛt/

Where it comes from

French surname from Occitan, "the little beech tree".

proper noun Lafayettes · Fayette · LaFayette · laFayette · la Fayette · La Fayette

  1. countable, uncountable Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette (1757–1834), a French aristocrat who is considered a national hero in both France and the United States for his participation in the French and American revolutions.
  2. countable, uncountable A city in Contra Costa County, California.
  3. countable, uncountable A city and home rule municipality in Boulder County, Colorado.
  4. countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
  5. countable, uncountable A large city, the parish seat of Lafayette Parish, Louisiana.
  6. countable, uncountable A small city in Nicollet County, Minnesota.
  7. countable, uncountable A village in Allen County, Ohio.
  8. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Madison County, Ohio.
  9. countable, uncountable A city in Yamhill County, Oregon.
  10. countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Macon County, Tennessee.
  11. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Montgomery County, Virginia.
  12. countable, uncountable A town in Chippewa County, Wisconsin.
  13. countable, uncountable A town in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
  14. countable, uncountable A town in Walworth County, Wisconsin.
  15. countable, uncountable A number of townships in the United States, listed under Lafayette Township.
  16. countable A surname from French.
  17. US, countable A male given name transferred from the surname, originally in honor of the Marquis.

lafayette²

  • /ˌlæfaɪˈɛt/
  • /ˌlæfeɪˈɛt/

noun lafayettes

  1. The dollarfish.
  2. A fish, the goody or spot (Leiostomus xanthurus), of the southern coast of the United States.

LaFayette³

proper noun LaFayettes

  1. countable A surname from French. Alternative form of Lafayette.
  2. countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Chambers County, Alabama, United States.
  3. countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Walker County, Georgia, United States.
  4. countable, uncountable A home rule city in Christian County, Kentucky, United States.
  5. countable, uncountable A town in Onondaga County, New York, United States.

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Closest in meaning: vive, bastille day, france, lagrange, lagrange county, tocqueville, gallophilism, french louisiana, jean lafitte, marianne, lyonese, gallophile, libre, labadist, lafayette parish, jacobin

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

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Chicago

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

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@misc{lafayette_2026,
  title = {lafayette},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lafayette},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}