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Family name Mendez de cavia

Coat of arms and family crest of Mendez de cavia.

Genealogy of family Mendez de cavia, origin of Mendez de cavia, provenance of the family name Mendez de cavia.

History and meaning for Mendez de cavia.

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

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Mendez de cavia.

The surname Mendez de cavia is of COMPOSITE origin of the surname itself, which appears first, and of what appears after the DE (what does it mean OF), giving a sense of BELONGING. Most of these surnames are of Spanish origin, but there are also French, Belgian, etc.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Mendez de cavia:

1) The origin of the family name Mendez de cavia.

2) The meaning of the family name Mendez de cavia.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Mendez de cavia.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Mendez de cavia.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Mendez de cavia:

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

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

It may be helpful for those with the name Mendez de cavia to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Mendez de cavia It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Mendez de cavia can have graphic variants.

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:

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

* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.

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

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* CROWN: The Crown is a symbol of Royal or Seigniorial Authority and Dignity or Honorary Badge.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* THISTLE: The Thistle symbolizes in Heraldry a heart nobly humble, but so careful of its honor, that it defends with its sword the luster of its lineage.

* RABBIT: The Rabbit symbolizes Love of letters or One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life.

* The family name Mendez de cavia 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/

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