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Lafayette.

Lafayette

9 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

name/la.fa.jɛt/Belgium, France
  1. Lafayette a surname

    feminine
  2. Lafayette any of a number of U.S. places

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Occitan La Faieta.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.