"Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier" ba kalma ba ce, amma dogon suna da ya ƙunshi kalmomi da yawa. Bafaranshe ne aristocrat kuma jami'in soja wanda ya yi yaƙi a yakin juyin juya halin Amurka. Ya taka muhimmiyar rawa wajen tabbatar da goyon bayan Faransa ga manufofin Amurka, kuma ya kasance makusanci ga George Washington. Sunan da kansa ba shi da ma’anar ƙamus, domin suna ne da ya dace da ke nufin wani takamaiman mutum.