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10/8/2024, 10:27 PM fisher_king_22
10/8/2024, 10:27 PM fisher_king_22

Name Lafayette
Type Settlement
Usage English (American)
Pronounced Pron. /ˌlɑːf.i.ˈɛt/(American English) /ˌlæf.i.ˈɛt/(American English)
Edit Status Statusnot set

Meaning & History

Transferred use of the French surname Lafayette. Several places in the United States are named Lafayette after the the French general Marquis de Lafayette, who fought in the American Revolutionary War.
Added 10/8/2024 by fisher_king_22