Lafayette
1 of 2biographical name
La·fa·yette ˌlä-fē-ˈet 
ˌla-
Marquis de 1757–1834 Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier French general and statesman
Lafayette
2 of 2geographical name
La·fay·ette ˌla-fē-ˈet
ˌlä-
1
city in western California east of Berkeley population 23,893
2
city in north central Colorado north-northwest of Denver population 24,453
3
city on the Wabash River in west central Indiana population 67,140
4
city in southern Louisiana population 120,623
Note: Before World War II, the people of Lafayette were predominately Francophones.