FAMILY NIEVE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Nieve

Coat of arms and family crest of Nieve.

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

History and meaning for Nieve.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Nieve:

1) The origin of the family name Nieve.

2) The meaning of the family name Nieve.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Nieve.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Nieve.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Nieve 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 Nieve proved their chivalry in this institution.

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

* Canary Islands (Spain).

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

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

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Nieve has a branch in the Canary Islands. In this work, Carlos Platero Fernandez collects the heraldry and history of many family names that come from other places in Spain and Europe, as surely is the case of the name Nieve and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Nieve have some different spelling.

The family name Nieve appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his "Repertoire of Coats of the Hispanic Community", that means that the lineage Nieve has official coat of arms certified by King of Arms. Said Repertoire of Blazons of the Hispanic Community is the greatest work of Spanish heraldry, where the surnames with his heraldic appears like the family name Nieve arranged alphabetically, with their coats of arms. In this work have included the content of many manuscripts of the National Library of Madrid and corresponding to Minutes of Kings of Arms and collects surnames that as Nieve are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Nieve are in this position. There are also thousands of heraldic and heraldic shields from several Sections of the National Historical Archive, as well as the Royal Chancery of Valladolid, Salas de los Hijodalgos of Vizcaya, etc. In summary, those of the surname Nieve have made some test of nobility or knightage.

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

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

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

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* 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.

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

* FIRE: The Fire is a symbol of Magnanimity, Burning and Promptness in performances or intellectual tasks.

* ROSE: The Roses are an emblem of Beauty, of the Immaculate Honor, of the Nobility, of the recognized Merit and symbolize Constancy against depletions of fortune and Fierce Push to avenge the offenses that affect the trunk of their lineage.

* STAR: The Stars symbolize Constancy in the service to the Sovereign in the jobs of Minister or Counselor.

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