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A male given name, originally in honor of the Marquis
Any of a number of U.S. places named for the Marquis de La Fayette, including a large city in Louisiana
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 large city in Louisiana, USA, named for the Marquis de La Fayette
French soldier and politician who served on George Washington's staff in the American Revolution. In France he also took part in the 1789 and 1830 revolutions. Dickey James Lafayette Hunt Haroldson Lafayette Lafayette Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier marquis de
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
{i} family name; Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834), French soldier and politician who served in the American Revolutionary Army and in the French revolutions of 1789 and 1830; name of a number of cities in the United States
a university town in west central Indiana on the Wabash River a town in south central Louisiana; settled by Acadians French soldier who served under George Washington in the American Revolution (1757-1834)
French soldier who served under George Washington in the American Revolution (1757-1834)
The dollar fish
a town in south central Louisiana; settled by Acadians
a university town in west central Indiana on the Wabash River
A market fish, the goody, or spot (Liostomus xanthurus), of the southern coast of the United States
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{i} (1911-1986) author of fiction and nonfiction works, founder of the philosophical religion Scientology®
Lafayette Square
{i} public park sitated directly north of the White House (Washington D.C.)
Haroldson Lafayette Hunt
born Feb. 17, 1889, Ramsey, Ill., U.S. died Nov. 29, 1974, Dallas, Texas U.S. oilman. Hunt purchased a tract of land in eastern Texas in 1930 that became one of the richest oilfields in the U.S. He continued his shrewd investments through his Hunt Oil Co. (founded 1936), which grew into the largest independent oil and gas producer in the country. In the 1960s his company exploited vast oil deposits in Libya. He also invested in publishing, cosmetics, pecan farming, and health food. He promoted his ultraconservative views on his own radio programs and newspaper column in the 1950s. Two of his sons, N. Bunker and W. Herbert, tried unsuccessfully to corner the world silver market in 1980, causing its near collapse
James Lafayette Dickey
born Feb. 2, 1923, Atlanta, Ga., U.S. died Jan. 19, 1997, Columbia, S.C. U.S. poet, novelist, and critic. Dickey served as a pilot in World War II. His poetry published in such volumes as Into the Stone (1960), Drowning with Others (1962), Helmets (1964), Buckdancer's Choice (1965), and The Zodiac (1976) combines themes of nature mysticism, religion, and history. He became widely known with his powerful novel Deliverance (1970; film, 1972)
Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier marquis de Lafayette
born Sept. 6, 1757, Chavaniac, France died May 20, 1834, Paris French military leader. Born to an ancient noble family of great wealth, he was a courtier at the court of Louis XVI but sought glory as a soldier. In 1777 he went to America, was appointed a major general, became a close friend of George Washington, and fought with distinction at the Battle of the Brandywine. He returned to France in 1779, persuaded Louis to send a 6,000-man force to aid the colonists, and returned to America in 1780 to command an army in Virginia and help win the Siege of Yorktown. Hailed as "the Hero of Two Worlds," he returned to France in 1782, became a leader of liberal aristocrats, and was elected to the Estates General in 1789. He presented the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen to the National Assembly. Elected commander of the national guard of Paris, he sought to protect the king, favouring a constitutional monarchy. When his guards fired on a crowd of petitioners in the Champ de Mars (1791), he lost popularity and resigned his position. He commanded the army against Austria (1792), then defected to the Austrians, who held him captive until 1797. Returning to France, Lafayette became a gentleman farmer. In the Bourbon Restoration, he served in the Chamber of Deputies (1814-24) and commanded the national guard in the July Revolution (1830)
Marquis de Lafayette
(1757-1834) French teenager who volunteered to help fight for the Colonial cause in the American Revolution (served as an important aide to George Washington)
Marquis de Lafayette
Lafayette: French soldier who served under George Washington in the American Revolution (1757-1834)
lafayette

    Hyphenation

    La·fa·yette

    Turkish pronunciation

    läfeyet

    Pronunciation

    /ˌläfāˈet/ /ˌlɑːfeɪˈɛt/

    Etymology

    [ "lä-fE-'et, "la- ] (biographical name.) French surname from Occitan, "the little beech tree".
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