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Sousa

Translingual

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Etymology

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

Proper noun

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Sousa f

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

Hypernyms

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English

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Etymology

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

Proper noun

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Sousa (plural Sousas)

  1. A surname from Portuguese.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Sousa is the 2370th 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

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Old Galician-Portuguese

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Proper noun

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Sousa

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

Descendants

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  • Portuguese: Sousa (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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.[1]

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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Sousa m

  1. Sousa (a river in northern Portugal)

Proper noun

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Sousa

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

Derived terms

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Proper noun

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Sousa m or f by sense (plural Sousas)

  1. a toponymic surname
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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ “Sousa” in Dicionário infopédia de Toponímia. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
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