Sousa

Translingual

Etymology

Unknown; one suggestion is that it is a reference to Ancient Greek Σοῦσα (Soûsa, “Susa”).

Proper noun

Sousa f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Delphinidae – humpback dolphins.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia – infraclass; Artiodactyla – order; Cetacea - infraorder; Neoceti - clade; Odontoceti - parvorder; Delphinidae - family

References

• humpback dolphin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Sousa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Sousa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Sousa, from Old Galician-Portuguese Sousa.

Proper noun

Sousa (plural Sousas)

1. A surname from Portuguese.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sousa is the 2370^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 15,377 individuals. Sousa is most common among White (89.11%) and Hispanic/Latino (6.70%) individuals.

Anagrams

• sauso, Ossau

Old Galician-Portuguese

Proper noun

Sousa

1. A parish of Felgueiras, district of Porto, Portugal

Descendants

• Portuguese: Sousa (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

• Universo Cantigas - "Sousa"

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Souza (dated)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Sousa. Traditionally said to be from Latin saxa, plural of Latin saxum, but the regular outcome of the latter is seixo. Alternatively from a hypothetical *Saucia, *Socia.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈso(w).zɐ/ [ˈso(ʊ̯).zɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈso(w).zɐ/ [ˈso(ʊ̯).zɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈso(w).za/ [ˈso(ʊ̯).za]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈso(w).zɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈso(w).zɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsow.zɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈso.zɐ/

• Rhymes: -owzɐ, -ozɐ
• Homophone: sousa
• Hyphenation: Sou‧sa

Proper noun

Sousa m

1. Sousa (a river in northern Portugal)

Proper noun

Sousa

1. A place and former parish of Felgueiras, district of Porto, Portugal

Derived terms

• Sosa
• Sousão
• Sousas
• Souseiro
• Sousinha
• Souso

 

Proper noun

Sousa m or f by sense (plural Sousas)

1. a toponymic surname

Related terms

• sousafone

Descendants

• English: Sousa
• Spanish: Sosa