noun

• 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.
• A number of places in the United States named for the Marquis de La Fayette:
• A city in Contra Costa County, California.
• A city and home rule municipality of Boulder County, Colorado.
• A city, the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
• A large city, the parish seat of Lafayette Parish, Louisiana.
• A small city in Nicollet County, Minnesota.
• A village in Allen County, Ohio.
• A census-designated place in Madison County, Ohio.
• A city in Yamhill County, Oregon.
• A city, the county seat of Macon County, Tennessee.
• A census-designated place in Montgomery County, Virginia.
• A town in Chippewa County, Wisconsin.
• A town in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
• A town in Walworth County, Wisconsin.
• A number of townships in the United States, listed under Lafayette Township.
• (countable) A surname from French.
• (US, countable) A male given name transferred from the surname, originally in honor of the Marquis.
• The dollarfish.
• A fish, the goody or spot (Leiostomus xanthurus), of the southern coast of the United States.
• (countable) A surname from French. Alternative form of Lafayette
• A placename
• A city, the county seat of Chambers County, Alabama, United States.
• A city, the county seat of Walker County, Georgia, United States.
• A home rule city in Christian County, Kentucky, United States.
• A town in Onondaga County, New York, United States.