Sousa

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

Sousa f

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

• (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

• humpback dolphin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Sousa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Sousa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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

Sousa (plural Sousas)

1. A surname from Portuguese.

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

• sauso, Ossau

Sousa

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

• Portuguese: Sousa (see there for further descendants)

• Universo Cantigas - "Sousa"

• Souza (dated)

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]

• Rhymes: -owzɐ, -ozɐ
• Homophone: sousa
• Hyphenation: Sou‧sa

Sousa m

1. Sousa (a river in northern Portugal)

Sousa ?

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

Sousa m or f by sense (plural Sousas)

1. a toponymic surname

• sousafone

• English: Sousa
• Spanish: Sosa