Ledesma

Meaning

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

Pronounced as (IPA)

/leˈdesma/

Etymology

Cognate with Spanish: Ledesma

Cognate with French: Louesme

In summary

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.

Sentences

Considérase a Ledesma como o centro neurálxico ou capital do territorio .

Ledesma is considered to be the neuralgic center or capital of the territory.