Fayette

English

Etymology

After Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette

Proper noun

Fayette

1. (US) A male given name transferred from the surname or place name.
2. A surname from French.
3. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A city, the county seat of Fayette County, Alabama.
   2. An unincorporated community in Perry Township, Boone County, Indiana.
   3. A small city in Fayette County, Iowa.
   4. A town in Kennebec County, Maine.
   5. An unincorporated community in Delta County, Michigan.
   6. A small city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Mississippi.
   7. A small city, the county seat of Howard County, Missouri.
   8. A town in Seneca County, New York.
   9. A village in Fulton County, Ohio.
   10. A small town in Sanpete County, Utah.
   11. An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia.
   12. A town and unincorporated community in Lafayette County, Wisconsin.
   13. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Fayette Township.

Derived terms

• Fayette County
• Fayetteville
• North Fayette

 

Related terms

• Lafayette