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Lafayette at a glance
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- French
- Western numerology
- 5
- Indian numerology
- 5
- Characters
- 9
- Popular
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Number meaning for Lafayette
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What does Lafayette mean?
Lafayette is a baby name with French context. Parents can review its meaning, origin, numerology, sibling ideas, and similar names before adding it to a shortlist. The recorded meaning is Surname At the age of 20 the French nobleman Marquis de Lafayette went to fight for four years in the American Revolution.
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Jeannette
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A floret (ie a little flower); Comes from French fleur; Little flower
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Georgette
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Heavenly; This French name is based on the Latin 'caelestis' meaning heavenly Used as both a masculine and feminine name in France; This French name is based on the Latin caelestis meaning 'heavenly' Used as both a masculine and feminine name in France
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Brothers for Lafayette
Jeannette
Unisex
French
Diminutive form of Jeanne; Diminutive form of Jeanne God is gracious
86 family views
Fleurette
Unisex
French
A floret (ie a little flower); Comes from French fleur; Little flower
148 family views
Georgette
Unisex
Filipino
A French feminine form of the Greek George, meaning tiller of the soil, or farmer Famous bearer: British romance novelist Georgette Heyer; Farmer; feminine form of George; The person who works with soil, seeds and plants
170 family views
Celeste
Unisex
Filipino
Heavenly; This French name is based on the Latin 'caelestis' meaning heavenly Used as both a masculine and feminine name in France; This French name is based on the Latin caelestis meaning 'heavenly' Used as both a masculine and feminine name in France
150 family views
Durante
Boy
English
enduring; Enduring The Italian form of the Latin Durand; Firm; One who is inaccessible
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Sister names
Sisters for Lafayette
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Durante
Boy
English
enduring; Enduring The Italian form of the Latin Durand; Firm; One who is inaccessible
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Lance
Boy
Filipino
Diminutive of Lancelot: Servant God-like; knight's attendant; land; Land (from Old German) The short form of the name Lancelot (which incidentally was derived originally from the name Lance!) Therefore, this name is the short form of its own diminutive
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