On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Eva.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Eva.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Eva:
1) The origin of the family name Eva.
2) The meaning of the family name Eva.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Eva.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Eva.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Eva has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
As stated in the archives of the Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, the Eva proved their chivalry in this institution.
* Catalonia (Spain).
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Eva:
* 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 catalan, valenciano y balear, by Garcia Carraffa.
* 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 Eva:
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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Eva 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 Eva, 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 Eva, and origin for the family name Eva, nobiliary titles of the family name Eva and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Eva appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.
The family crest and coat of arms of Eva 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 Eva alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Eva, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Eva, 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 Eva.The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Eva 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 Eva. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Eva.
The history and heraldry of the family name Eva appears in the work "Solar catalan, valenciano y balear", by brothers Garcia Carraffa, so the persons with this family name are of Catalan origin or from other places and settled in Catalonia (Spain). The history and heraldry of the family name Eva appears in this work relative only to Catalonia, valencia or Balearic Islands.
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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.
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:
* ANJOU: The Chief of Anjou, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.
* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.
* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.
* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.
* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.
* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.
* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.
* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.
* The family name Eva 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 Eva as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Eva
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