Ledesma
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish Ledesma.
Proper noun edit
Ledesma (plural Ledesmas)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- 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 edit
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish Ledesma.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Ledesma
- a surname from Spanish
Quotations edit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Ledesma.
Galician edit
Etymology edit
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”).[1] Cognate with Spanish Ledesma and French Louesme.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Ledesma
See also edit
- Ledema, Boqueixón on the Galician Wikipedia.Wikipedia gl
References edit
- “Ledesma” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
- ^ Prósper, B. M. (2004) "Varia paleohispanica occidentalia", in Palaeohispanica, 4, page 189.
Hiligaynon edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish Ledesma.
Proper noun edit
Ledesma
- a surname from Spanish
Ilocano edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish Ledesma.
Proper noun edit
Ledesma
- a surname from Spanish
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Proper noun edit
Ledesma f
- A town and municipality, a in Salamanca, Castilla y León, Spain
- a surname derived from the town in Salamanca, Spain
Statistics edit
(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 edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish Ledesma.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Ledesma (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜋ)
- a surname from Spanish
Statistics edit
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Ledesma is the 109th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 54,005 individuals.