FAMILY ARQUA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Arqua

Coat of arms and family crest of Arqua.

Genealogy of family Arqua, origin of Arqua, provenance of the family name Arqua.

History and meaning for Arqua.

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Arqua.

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Arqua.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Arqua:

1) The origin of the family name Arqua.

2) The meaning of the family name Arqua.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Arqua.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Arqua.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Arqua have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Italy.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Arqua:

* Dizionario storico-blasonico delle famiglie nobili e notabili italiane estinte e fiorenti, by Gofredo di Crollalanza.

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We put at your disposal the heraldic, the coat of arms and crest for this family name in various formats: The images that appear here are examples and none of them belong to the coat of arms for the name Arqua:

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The family name Arqua appears in the "Dizionario storico-blasonico delle famiglie nobili e notabili italiane estinte e fiorenti", by Gofredo di Crollalanza, which collects the stories and coats of more than 18,000 Italian and other surnames, but rooted in Italy, among them, the history, heraldry and shield or shields of the surname Arqua. This book is the result of long and patient searches for almost three decades, which almost represents the life of the author; It is based on the heraldic, genealogical, chivalric and nobiliary science that the author has acquired with the foundation of the Italian Heraldic Academy and the publication of the newspaper "Giornale araldico-genealogical". Surnames, such as Arqua, are recorded in alphabetical order. The work also includes weapons, heraldry and history of the surname Arqua, which includes historical data of the family with its location, its titles, etc.

One of the most distinctive qualities of heraldry is the use of a limited palette of colours and patterns, usually referred to as tinctures. These are divided into three categories, known as metals, colours, and furs.

Next we are going to see the meanings of three tinctures:

1) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

2) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

3) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.

* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

* ANJOU: The Chief of Anjou, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* The family name Arqua appears in the list of last names of Heraldry & Crests so its complete history, crest and coat of arms or heraldic shields can be known on his website: http://www.heraldrycrests.com/

Heraldry for family name Arqua as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Arqua

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Arqua:

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter A index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Arpshowen | Go to name Arqua o d'arquado | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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