# Lafayette

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌlæfiːˈɛt/ · frequency rank #14,579

## Definitions
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.
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16. A surname from French.
17. A male given name transferred from the surname, originally in honor of the Marquis.

## Etymology
French surname from Occitan, "the little beech tree".

## Common misspellings (11)
`alfayette`, `laafyette`, `lafaeytte`, `lafayete`, `lafayetet`, `lafaytete`, `lafayyette`, `laffayette`, `lafyaette`, `lfaayette`, `llafayette`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lafayette