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Ledesma.

a parish of Boqueixón, A Coruña, Galicia

7 characters3 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

name/leˈdesma/[leˈð̞ez̺.mɐ]

  1. a parish of Boqueixón, A Coruña, Galicia

  2. a surname

Where this word comes from

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”). Cognate with Spanish Ledesma and French Louesme.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.