The noun has 3 meanings:
Meaning #1:
French soldier who served under George Washington in the American Revolution (1757-1834)
Synonyms: La Fayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
Meaning #2:
a town in south central Louisiana; settled by Acadians
Meaning #3:
a university town in west central Indiana on the Wabash River




