lafayette

plural lafayettes

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

plural Lafayettes · alternative Fayette · alternative LaFayette · alternative laFayette · alternative la Fayette · alternative La Fayette · alternative deFayette · alternative de Fayette · alternative De Fayette · alternative DeFayette · alternative Defayette · alternative de la Fayette · alternative De La Fayette · alternative de La Fayette · alternative De la Fayette · alternative delaFayette

1. countableuncountableGilbert 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. A number of places in the United States named for the Marquis de La Fayette:
   1. countableuncountableA city in Contra Costa County, California.
   2. countableuncountableA city and home rule municipality in Boulder County, Colorado.
   3. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
   4. countableuncountableA large city, the parish seat of Lafayette Parish, Louisiana.
   5. countableuncountableA small city in Nicollet County, Minnesota.
   6. countableuncountableA village in Allen County, Ohio.
   7. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Madison County, Ohio.
   8. countableuncountableA city in Yamhill County, Oregon.
   9. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Macon County, Tennessee.
   10. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Montgomery County, Virginia.
   11. countableuncountableA town in Chippewa County, Wisconsin.
   12. countableuncountableA town in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
   13. countableuncountableA town in Walworth County, Wisconsin.
   14. countableuncountableA number of townships in the United States, listed under Lafayette Township.
3. countableA surname from French.
4. UScountableA male given name transferred from the surname, originally in honor of the Marquis.

plural LaFayettes

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