English

Proper noun

Lafayette

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. Any of a number of U.S. places named for the Marquis de La Fayette, including a large city in Louisiana.
3. (US) A male given name, originally in honor of the Marquis.

Derived terms

• Lafe
• Fayette

English

Noun

lafayette ‎(plural lafayettes)

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