Ok, It's the offseason, Question: "How do You pronounce Lafayette"? Or should I ask, what is the proper way to pronounce it? there are two basic pronounciations The way I know. Laff-ee-yette. And the alternative Lah-fay-yette (which is how Stevie p pronounces it no offense stevie I guess it's just how you learned.I know we have name issues with the university, but lets get on the same page with the city name also. this might be a good "poll' question.