Ledesma

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

Anagrams

• measled

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Ledesma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leˈdesma/, [l̪eˈd̪is̪.mɐ]

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 (“breath”) or *ɸlētos (“grey”). So, either from Proto-Celtic *ɸletisamā (“the broadest one”) or from Proto-Celtic *ɸlētisamā (“the greyest one”). Cognate with Spanish Ledesma and French Louesme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leˈdesma/ [leˈð̞ez̺.mɐ]
• Rhymes: -esma
• Hyphenation: Le‧des‧ma

Proper noun

Ledesma

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

See also

• Ledema, Boqueixón on the Galician Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^gl

References

• “Ledesma” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.

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 (“breath”); or from Proto-Celtic *ɸlētisamā (“the greyest one”), from *ɸlētos (“grey”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leˈdesma/ [leˈð̞ez.ma]
• 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

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /leˈdesma/ [lɛˈdɛːs.mɐ]
• Rhymes: -esma
• Syllabification: Le‧des‧ma

Proper noun

Ledesma (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜋ)

1. a surname from Spanish

Statistics

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