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 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.

Proper noun

Ledesma

  1. A surname​.

Galician

Bridge over the Ulla river, at Ledesma

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /leˈðesma̝/

Proper noun

Ledesma f

  1. A parish of Boqueixón, A Coruña, Galicia.

See also

References

  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​.

Ilocano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Ledesma.

Proper noun

Ledesma

  1. A surname​.

Spanish

Etymology

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/, [leˈðezma]

Proper noun

Ledesma f

  1. A town and municipality, 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

From Spanish.

Proper noun

Ledesma

  1. A surname​, most notably borne by:

Statistics

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

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