lafayette means 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. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 82 out of 100.
lafayette is pronounced /ˌlæfiːˈɛt/.
name
- 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.
- A number of places in the United States named for the Marquis de La Fayette:; A city in Contra Costa County, California.
- A number of places in the United States named for the Marquis de La Fayette:; A city and home rule municipality of Boulder County, Colorado.
- A number of places in the United States named for the Marquis de La Fayette:; A city, the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
- A number of places in the United States named for the Marquis de La Fayette:; A large city, the parish seat of Lafayette Parish, Louisiana.
- A number of places in the United States named for the Marquis de La Fayette:; A small city in Nicollet County, Minnesota.
noun
- The dollarfish.
- A fish, the goody or spot (Leiostomus xanthurus), of the southern coast of the United States.