Named after the rue de la Chaussée-d'Antin and the rue La Fayette.
The Chaussée d'Antin recalls the mansion of the Duke of Antin, son of Madame de Montespan; it was a 'chaussée', a raised road, because the ground was marshy. 'La Fayette' was added in 1989: the rue La Fayette honours the Marquis de La Fayette (1757–1834), hero of the American War of Independence.