On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Ancilla.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Ancilla.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Ancilla:
1) The origin of the family name Ancilla.
2) The meaning of the family name Ancilla.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Ancilla.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Ancilla.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Ancilla has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
It is known that the Ancilla have or have been established, among other places, in:
* Basque Country and / or Navarre (Spain).
* Italy.
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Ancilla:
* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility
* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.
* El Solar Vasco Navarro, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.
* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.
* Dizionario storico-blasonico delle famiglie nobili e notabili italiane estinte e fiorenti, by Gofredo di Crollalanza.
* Enciclopedia Storico-Nobiliare Italiana by Vittorio Spreti.
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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Ancilla are collected in the Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap, this work is the greatest work of heraldry ever written and drawn, with more than 100,000 family names from around the world (English, Scotish, Welsh, Spanish, French, Italians, Poles, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.), among which is the name Ancilla, arranged alphabetically, and DRAWN, including a heraldic handbook with drawings, a complete glossary of terms, a supplement and an appendix. Complete description the coat of arms Ancilla, and origin for the family name Ancilla, nobiliary titles of the family name Ancilla and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Ancilla appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.
The family crest and coat of arms of Ancilla appears in Rietstap Armorial General that is a multi-volume work on the coats-of-arms of the world; it is both monumental and without equal, and is the most exhaustive undertaking of its kind. The Armorial General is the most authoritative work on the coats-of-arms in the world. The descriptions of the arms cover those of more than 100,000 families, included Ancilla alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Ancilla, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Ancilla, and the date his title was conferred. The basic text was established with the publication of the second edition, corrected and enlarged, of 1884-1887. This most important reference work contains the shields of thousands of Coats of Arms covering the whole world, arranged alphabetically under surnames, as Ancilla.The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Ancilla 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 Ancilla. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Ancilla.
That the last name Ancilla is in "El Solar Vasco Navarro" by the Garcia Carraffa brothers means that the Ancilla are of Basque, Navarre, or other origin but settled in the Basque Country and / or Navarre. The Basque family names were formed taking into account the names of the places, and the personal ones varied in each generation and even between brothers. It was customary to take the name of the lot to demonstrate ownership over it. The name of the plants, rivers, mountains, forests, rocks, fields served as inspiration. You can distinguish terms, as the meaning of the colors or pieces that make up the coats of arms, to have the nobiliary historical information of the family name Ancilla, to know the fights of nobility of the Ancilla, income to military orders, to know about the nobility titles that may have the persons with the last name Ancilla, honorary offices or public offices of the Ancilla.
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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.
* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.
* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.
* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.
* PORCUPINE: The Porcupine is a symbol of Strength against danger, because it closes in on itself and defends itself with its own weapons (quills).
* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.
* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.
* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.
* The family name Ancilla 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 Ancilla as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Ancilla
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