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

References

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 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

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

Portuguese

Alternative forms

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.[1]

Pronunciation

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

  • 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

Descendants

References

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