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FAMILY COSTEYOS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Costeyos.

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

History and meaning for Costeyos.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Costeyos have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Costeyos.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Costeyos:

1) The origin of the family name Costeyos.

2) The meaning of the family name Costeyos.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Costeyos.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Costeyos.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Costeyos 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 Costeyos. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Costeyos.

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

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:

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* CHESS: Chess symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

* FIRE: The Fire is a symbol of Magnanimity, Burning and Promptness in performances or intellectual tasks.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

* CRICKET: The Cricket is a symbol of the Irresolute and Inconstant Lover.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

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

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