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 [ 3 syll. la-fa-yet-te, laf-aye-tte ] The boy name Lafayette is pronounced LAAFiyEHT or LAAFeyEHT KEY. Lafayette's language of origin is French and it is predominantly used in English. Lafayette is of the meaning 'faithful'. A variant form of Lafayette is the English Fayette. Lafayette is an uncommon baby name for boys. At the height of its usage in 1907, 0.013% of baby boys were named Lafayette. Its ranking then was #526. The baby name has since steeply dropped in popularity, and is currently used only on a very modest scale. Within all boy names in its group, Lafayette was nevertheless the most regularly used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Lafayette include the English names Lefty and Lovet. A famous person named Lafayette is L. Ron Hubbard, Author, born Lafayette Ronald Hubbard, 13 March 1911 - 24 January 1986, Tilden, Nebraska. KEY: Pronunciation for Lafayette: L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)"   |
