Sousa
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
Unknown; one suggestion is that it is a reference to Ancient Greek Σοῦσα (Soûsa, “Susa”).
Proper noun edit
Sousa f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Delphinidae – humpback dolphins.
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Cetacea - order; Neoceti - clade; Odontoceti - suborder; Delphinidae - family
References edit
- humpback dolphin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Sousa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Sousa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Portuguese Sousa, from Old Galician-Portuguese Sousa.
Proper noun edit
Sousa (plural Sousas)
- A surname from Portuguese.
Statistics edit
- 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 edit
Old Galician-Portuguese edit
Proper noun edit
Sousa
- A parish of Felgueiras, district of Porto, Portugal
Descendants edit
- Portuguese: Sousa (see there for further descendants)
Further reading edit
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Proper noun edit
Sousa m
Proper noun edit
Sousa
- A place and former parish of Felgueiras, district of Porto, Portugal
Derived terms edit
Proper noun edit
Sousa m or f by sense (plural Sousas)
- a toponymic surname
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- ^ “Sousa” in Dicionário infopédia de Toponímia. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.