Ledesma

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Ledesma.

Proper noun

Ledesma (plural Ledesmas)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Ledesma is the 1768th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 20311 individuals. Ledesma is most common among Hispanic/Latino (88.39%) individuals.

Anagrams

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Ledesma.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ledesma

  1. a surname from Spanish

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Ledesma.

Galician

Bridge over the Ulla river, at Ledesma

Etymology

From a local Celtic substrate language: a superlative in *-isamo- from either *ɸletos (“breadth”) or *ɸleitos (“grey”). So, either from Proto-Celtic *ɸletisamā (“the broadest one”) or from Proto-Celtic *ɸleitisamā (“the greyest one”).[1] Cognate with Spanish Ledesma and French Louesme.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /leˈdesma/
  • Rhymes: -esma
  • Hyphenation: Le‧des‧ma

Proper noun

Ledesma

  1. A parish of Boqueixón, A Coruña, Galicia
  2. a surname

See also

References

  • “Ledesma” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
  1. ^ Prósper, B. M. (2004) "Varia paleohispanica occidentalia", in Palaeohispanica, 4, page 189.

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Ledesma.

Proper noun

Ledesma

  1. a surname from Spanish

Ilocano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Ledesma.

Proper noun

Ledesma

  1. a surname from Spanish

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin Bletisama, from a local Celtic language. A superlative in *-isamos from either Proto-Celtic *ɸletisamā (“the broadest one”), from *ɸletos (“breadth”); or from Proto-Celtic *ɸleitisamā (“the greyest one”), from *ɸleitos (“grey”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /leˈdesma/
  • Rhymes: -esma
  • Syllabification: Le‧des‧ma

Proper noun

Ledesma f

  1. A town and municipality, a in Salamanca, Castilla y León, Spain
  2. a surname derived from the town in Salamanca, Spain

Statistics

(Per Forebears, 2014)

  • 60th most common surname in Argentina
  • 217th most common surname in Paraguay
  • 276th most common surname in the Dominican Republic
  • 368th most common surname in Mexico
  • 575th most common surname in Spain

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Ledesma.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ledesma (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜋ)

  1. a surname from Spanish

Statistics

  • According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Ledesma is the 109th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 54,005 individuals.
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