Lafayette

lafayette LaFayette English Alternative forms surname en Fayette LaFayette 2 Further alternative forms en laFayette la Fayette La Fayette en deFayette de Fayette De Fayette DeFayette Defayette en de la Fayette De La Fayette de La Fayette De la Fayette delaFayette DeLaFayette DelaFayette deLaFayette deLafayette DeLafayette Delafayette de Lafayette De Lafayette De LaFayette De laFayette de laFayette dela Fayette DeLa Fayette Dela Fayette deLa Fayette Etymology en fr - surname from en oc -, "the little beech tree". Pronunciation en /ˌlæfiːˈɛt/ /ˌlɑːfiːˈɛt/ Proper noun ~ 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. en number of places c/USA named for the Marquis de La Fayette: en city co/Contra Costa County s/California. en city/and/home rule municipality in co/Boulder County s/Colorado. TopoZone: Lafayette, Colorado en city/county seat co/Tippecanoe County s/Indiana. en large city/parish seat par/Lafayette Parish s/Louisiana. en McComb en small city co/Nicollet County s/Minnesota. en village co/Allen County s/Ohio. en CDP co/Madison County s/Ohio. en city co/Yamhill County s/Oregon. en city/county seat co/Macon County s/Tennessee. en CDP co/Montgomery County s/Virginia. en town co/Chippewa County s/Wisconsin. en town co/Monroe County s/Wisconsin. en town co/Walworth County s/Wisconsin. en A number of <<townships>> in the <<c/USA>>, listed under Lafayette Township. en countable en French. en US countable en male surnames, originally in honor of the Marquis. Derived terms en Fayette Fayettism Fayettist Lafayette County Lafayette Parish Lafe References en eponyms en Individuals French Etymology fr :bor oc:La Faieta fr oc La Faieta. Pronunciation Lafaïette Belgium,France Proper noun f en Lafayette fr any of a number of U.S. places