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FAMILY CUNHA (DA): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Cunha (da).

Genealogy of family Cunha (da), origin of Cunha (da), provenance of the family name Cunha (da).

History and meaning for Cunha (da).

The heraldry and the history of the family name Cunha (da) 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 Cunha (da).

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cunha (da):

1) The origin of the family name Cunha (da).

2) The meaning of the family name Cunha (da).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cunha (da).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cunha (da).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Cunha (da):

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

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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 Cunha (da):

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Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Cunha (da). Very cheap.

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Cunha (da).
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Coat of arms for Cunha (da) and the history and origin for the family name Cunha (da) in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

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

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Cunha (da) 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 Cunha (da), 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 Cunha (da), and origin for the family name Cunha (da), nobiliary titles of the family name Cunha (da) and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Cunha (da) appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Cunha (da) 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 Cunha (da) alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Cunha (da), most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Cunha (da), 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 Cunha (da).

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

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

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:

* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.

* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

* STAR: The Stars symbolize Constancy in the service to the Sovereign in the jobs of Minister or Counselor.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.

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

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Cunha (da):

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter C index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Cunha alburquerque | Go to name Cunha (da) | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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