Sousa

== Translingual == === Etymology === Unknown; one suggestion is that it is a reference to Ancient Greek Σοῦσα (Soûsa, “Susa”). === Proper noun === Sousa f 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) 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 === sauso, Ossau == Old Galician-Portuguese == === Proper noun === Sousa 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 === Rhymes: -owzɐ, -ozɐ Homophone: sousa Hyphenation: Sou‧sa === Proper noun === Sousa m Sousa (a river in northern Portugal) === Proper noun === Sousa ? a place and former parish of Felgueiras, district of Porto, Portugal ==== Derived terms ==== === Proper noun === Sousa m or f by sense (plural Sousas) a toponymic surname ==== Related terms ==== sousafone ==== Descendants ==== → English: Sousa → Spanish: Sosa (see there for further descendants) === References ===