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Fayette

UK/ˈfeɪ.ɛt/

Fayette proper noun: a male given name transferred from the surname or place name.

Proper noun

Fayette

  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.
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  1. An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia.
  2. A town and unincorporated community in Lafayette County, Wisconsin.
  3. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Fayette Township.

Origin of Fayette

After Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette

Words formed from Fayette

Questions about Fayette

What does Fayette mean?
Fayette means a male given name transferred from the surname or place name.
What part of speech is Fayette?
Fayette is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Fayette?
Fayette is pronounced /ˈfeɪ.ɛt/ (UK).

Words near Fayette in the dictionary

  1. faydom
  2. Faye
  3. fayed
  4. fayence
  5. fayences
  6. Fayette
  7. Fayette County
  8. Fayettenam
  9. Fayetteville
  10. Fayettevillian
  11. Fayettevillians

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