FAMILY HOPITAL: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Hopital

Coat of arms and family crest of Hopital.

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

History and meaning for Hopital.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Hopital 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 Hopital.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Hopital:

1) The origin of the family name Hopital.

2) The meaning of the family name Hopital.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Hopital.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Hopital.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Catalonia (Spain).

* Catalonia (Spain).

* The French region of Limoges.

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

* 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.

* Nobiliaire du Diocèse et de la Generalite de Limoges, by L"Abbe Joseph Nadaud.

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

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

The book "Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna" by Augusto Cuartas, where the history and heraldry of the name Hopital appears, describes Catalan lineages and family names, such as name Hopital. Covers the birthplace of the name Hopital, its derivatives, historical and etymological origin, as well as many other data of interest of the family name Hopital 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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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:

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

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

* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.

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

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

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

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