Fayette vs Lafayette

Fayette

name
  • A village in Fulton County, Ohio. 

  • A small city in Fayette County, Iowa. 

  • A town in Kennebec County, Maine. 

  • A small town in Sanpete County, Utah. 

  • An unincorporated community in Perry Township, Boone County, Indiana. 

  • A small city, the county seat of Howard County, Missouri. 

  • A town and unincorporated community in Lafayette County, Wisconsin. 

  • An unincorporated community in Delta County, Michigan. 

  • A small city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Mississippi. 

  • A number of townships in the United States, listed under Fayette Township. 

  • A male given name transferred from the surname or place name. 

  • A surname from French. 

  • A city, the county seat of Fayette County, Alabama. 

  • A town in Seneca County, New York. 

  • An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia. 

Lafayette

name
  • A village in Allen County, Ohio. 

  • A male given name transferred from the surname, originally in honor of the Marquis. 

  • A surname from French. 

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

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

  • A city in Yamhill County, Oregon. 

  • A town in Monroe County, Wisconsin. 

  • A town in Chippewa County, Wisconsin. 

  • A city, the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana. 

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

  • A census-designated place in Madison County, Ohio. 

  • A town in Walworth County, Wisconsin. 

  • A city, the county seat of Macon County, Tennessee. 

  • A small city in Nicollet County, Minnesota. 

  • 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 city in Contra Costa County, California. 

  • A census-designated place in Montgomery County, Virginia. 

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