ðə skˈuːl wʌz nˈeɪmd ˈæftɚ mˈɑːɹʃəl lˈuːi hjˈuːbɚt ɡənzˈɑːlv lˈaɪɔːɾi hˌuː wʌzðə fˈɜːst fɹˈɛntʃ ɹˈɛzᵻdənt dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ɪn mɚɹˈɑːkoʊ fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈaɪv, æt ðə bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ ʌvðə fɹˈɛntʃ pɹətˈɛktɚɹˌeɪt ɪn mɚɹˈɑːkoʊ.
The school was named after Marshal Louis Hubert Gonzalve Lyautey who was the first French Resident General in Morocco from 1912 to 1925, at the beginning of the French protectorate in Morocco.