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FAMILY AFRICA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Africa.

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

History and meaning for Africa.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Africa:

1) The origin of the family name Africa.

2) The meaning of the family name Africa.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Africa.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Africa.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

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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 Africa:

Name Africa

Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Africa. Very cheap.

burnt parchment for Africa name

Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Africa.
heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

Coat of arms for Africa and the history and origin for the family name Africa in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

coat of arms sticker for Africa

Coat of arms for the name Africa in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Africa appears in the big "Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica" written by brothers Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa, and continued by Endika de Mogrobejo. There are more than 100 volumes that occupy this Encyclopedia where we can find the family name Africa. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Africa.

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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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

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

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

* LION: The Lion symbolizes the Generously Warrior Spirit, adorned with the qualities of Vigilance, Dominion, Sovereignty, Majesty and Bravery.

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

* RAVEN: The Raven is a symbol of the Bold and Courageous Spirit that risks itself in defense of its benefactors.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.

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

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Africa

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Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests