We use cookies to analyze our website traffic. You can see our cookie policy here. If you continue browsing you are accepting it.
Policy of cookies +

FAMILY MASANELLAS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Masanellas.

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

History and meaning for Masanellas.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Masanellas:

1) The origin of the family name Masanellas.

2) The meaning of the family name Masanellas.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Masanellas.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Masanellas.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Masanellas has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

It is known that the Masanellas 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 Masanellas:

* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

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

* El Solar catalan, valenciano y balear, by Garcia Carraffa.

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

Are you proud to belong to your family? Do you want to know and have something important related to your family?. Click here

This name is the SYMBOL OF A FAMILY. If you have been invited to a wedding, event, meeting or anniversary, make a GREAT GIFT FOR WEDDINGS, ANNIVERSARIES and events..

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 Masanellas:

Name Masanellas

Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Masanellas. Very cheap.

burnt parchment for Masanellas name

Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Masanellas.
heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

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

coat of arms sticker for Masanellas

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

Click here to see in more detail the products displayed here and other heraldry for the family name Masanellas

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

The book "Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna" by Augusto Cuartas, where the history and heraldry of the name Masanellas appears, describes Catalan lineages and family names, such as name Masanellas. Covers the birthplace of the name Masanellas, its derivatives, historical and etymological origin, as well as many other data of interest of the family name Masanellas 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.

The history and heraldry of the family name Masanellas 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 Masanellas 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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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

3) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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

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

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

* HEART: The Heart is a symbol of Vigilant Vassal. In its fiery color, it demonstrates Warmth of mind and loving expression of Affection.

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

* 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.

* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.

* 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.

* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.

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

Related Words: Masanellas family crest | Origin of the name Masanellas | Genealogy of the family Masanellas | Heraldry of the name Masanellas | Coat of arms of Masanellas | Genealogy of the Masanellas | Origin of the Masanellas | Meaning of the name Masanellas.

Masanellas

Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter M index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Masanell | Go to name Masanellas | 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