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FAMILY CUP: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Cup.

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

History and meaning for Cup.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cup:

1) The origin of the family name Cup.

2) The meaning of the family name Cup.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cup.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cup.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Catalonia (Spain).

* Catalonia (Spain).

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

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

* Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna, by Augusto Cuartas.

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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 Cup:

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

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

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

The book "Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna" by Augusto Cuartas, where the history and heraldry of the name Cup appears, describes Catalan lineages and family names, such as name Cup. Covers the birthplace of the name Cup, its derivatives, historical and etymological origin, as well as many other data of interest of the family name Cup that justify its origin. All this as a result of the work of an expert in HERALDRY that has unraveled the historical and heraldic archives during a patient research work on the last names, lineages and heraldry of Catalonia.

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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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

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

* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.

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

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

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

* FESS: The Fess represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, into which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

* WOLVES: The Wolves are a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

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

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

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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 Cuoco | Go to name Cup | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

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