Western numerology
Number 5 insight
Western numerology adds the letter values in the name and reduces them to a single guiding number.
Name profile
Lafayette at a glance
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- French
- Western numerology
- 5
- Indian numerology
- 5
- Characters
- 9
- Popular
- 156 family views
Number meaning for Lafayette
Indian numerology
Number 5 insight
Indian numerology uses a traditional letter map that many families prefer for cultural name matching.
Meaning and story
What does Lafayette mean?
Lafayette is listed in the BabyAZ name catalog with French context. Its meaning is recorded as: Surname At the age of 20 the French nobleman Marquis de Lafayette went to fight for four years in the American Revolution
This meaning has been cleaned for a parent-friendly reading.
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Names like Lafayette
Jeannette
Unisex
French
Diminutive form of Jeanne; Diminutive form of Jeanne God is gracious
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Fleurette
Unisex
French
A floret (ie a little flower); Comes from French fleur; Little flower
144 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
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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
146 family views
Brother names
Brothers for Lafayette
Jeannette
Unisex
French
Diminutive form of Jeanne; Diminutive form of Jeanne God is gracious
84 family views
Fleurette
Unisex
French
A floret (ie a little flower); Comes from French fleur; Little flower
144 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
166 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
146 family views
Durante
Boy
English
enduring; Enduring The Italian form of the Latin Durand; Firm; One who is inaccessible
133 family views
Sister names
Sisters for Lafayette
More origins
Same feeling, different origins
Durante
Boy
English
enduring; Enduring The Italian form of the Latin Durand; Firm; One who is inaccessible
133 family views
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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