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Sousa
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Translingual
mul
Etymology
mul; one suggestion is that it is a reference to grc Σοῦσα Susa.
Proper noun
1 f
genus family Delphinidae humpback dolphins
Hypernyms
genus ; Cetacea infraorder infraorder; Neoceti clade clade; Odontoceti parvorder parvorder; Delphinidae family family
References
humpback dolphin
1
mul Cetaceans
English
Etymology
en pt Sousa, from en roa-opt Sousa.
Proper noun
s
en 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
en aossu sauso Ossau
Old Galician-Portuguese
Proper noun
roa-opt proper noun
roa-opt parish municipality/Felgueiras district:pref/Porto c/Portugal
Descendants
pt Sousa
Further reading
Universo Cantigas - "Sousa"
Portuguese
Alternative forms
pt Souza dated
Etymology
pt roa-opt Sousa. Traditionally said to be from pt la saxa, plural of pt la saxum, but the regular outcome of the latter is pt seixo. Alternatively from a hypothetical la *Saucia, la *Socia.toponymy
Pronunciation
pt owzɐ ozɐ 2
pt sousa
pt Sou sa
Proper noun
m
pt river in northern country/Portugal Sousa
Proper noun
pt place/and/former parish municipality/Felgueiras district:pref/Porto c/Portugal
Derived terms
pt de Sousa Sosa Sousão Sousas Souseiro Sousinha Souso
Proper noun
mfbysense Sousas
pt toponymic
Related terms
pt sousafone
Descendants
en Sousa 1
es Sosa 1
References