Kalmar “Sousa” ba ta da ma’anar ƙamus da aka fi sani da ita, domin tana iya samun ma’anoni daban-daban dangane da mahallin da aka yi amfani da ita. Koyaya, "Sousa" sunan mahaifi ne na asalin Fotigal kuma shine sunan gundumomi a Portugal. Bugu da kari, John Philip Sousa mawaƙin Amurka ne kuma madugu wanda aka san shi da tafiye-tafiyen kishin ƙasa, kamar "Taurari da Rarraba Har abada."
