Definition of "Lafayette"

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.  examples

A number of places in the United States named for the Marquis de La Fayette:

1. A city in Contra Costa County, California.  examples

2. A city and home rule municipality of Boulder County, Colorado.  examples

3. A city, the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana.  examples

4. A large city, the parish seat of Lafayette Parish, Louisiana.  examples

5. A small city in Nicollet County, Minnesota.  examples

6. A village in Allen County, Ohio.  examples

7. A census-designated place in Madison County, Ohio.  examples

8. A city in Yamhill County, Oregon.  examples

9. A city, the county seat of Macon County, Tennessee.  examples

10. A census-designated place in Montgomery County, Virginia.  examples

11. A town in Chippewa County, Wisconsin.  examples

12. A town in Monroe County, Wisconsin.  examples

13. A town in Walworth County, Wisconsin.  examples

14. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Lafayette Township.  examples

(countable) A surname from French.  examples

(US, countable) A male given name transferred from the surname, originally in honor of the Marquis.  examples