lafayette

Noun

lafayette (plural lafayettes)

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

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Lafayette

IPA/ˌlæfiːˈɛt/

Lafayette (countable and uncountable, plural Lafayettes)

1. 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. A city in Contra Costa County, California.
3. A city and home rule municipality in Boulder County, Colorado.
4. A city, the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
5. A large city, the parish seat of Lafayette Parish, Louisiana.
6. A small city in Nicollet County, Minnesota.
7. A village in Allen County, Ohio.
8. A census-designated place in Madison County, Ohio.
9. A city in Yamhill County, Oregon.
10. A city, the county seat of Macon County, Tennessee.
11. A census-designated place in Montgomery County, Virginia.
12. A town in Chippewa County, Wisconsin.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: LaFayette

LaFayette (countable and uncountable, plural LaFayettes)

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