Ledesma

Borrowed from Spanish Ledesma.

Ledesma (plural Ledesmas)

1. A surname.

• 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.

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Borrowed from Spanish Ledesma.

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

Ledesma

1. a surname from Spanish

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Ledesma.

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.

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

Ledesma ?

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

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

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

Borrowed from Spanish Ledesma.

Ledesma

1. a surname from Spanish

Borrowed from Spanish Ledesma.

Ledesma

1. a surname from Spanish

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”).

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

Ledesma f

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

(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

Borrowed from Spanish Ledesma.

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

Ledesma (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜋ)

1. a surname from Spanish

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