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Pronounced Pron. [le.ˈð̞ez.ma](Spanish) [lɛ.ˈd̪ɛs.mɐ](Tagalog) [l̪e.ˈd̪is̪.mɐ](Cebuano) [le.ˈð̞ez̺.mɐ](Galician) [key·simplify]
Meaning & History
Habitational name from any of the numerous places in Spain called Ledesma, particularly in Salamanca or Boqueixón, possibly derived from a superlative form of the Proto-Celtic root *ɸletos "breadth, side" or *ɸleitos "grey".