The heraldry and the history of the family name Zelna 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 Zelna.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Zelna:
1) The origin of the family name Zelna.
2) The meaning of the family name Zelna.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Zelna.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Zelna.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Zelna:
* Extension of Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica by Endika de Mogrobejo.
* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.
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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 Zelna:
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Coat of arms for Zelna and the history and origin for the family name Zelna in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.
The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Zelna, consists of 7 volumes, starting the first in the year 1979 and the last in the year 1997, being its authors Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas, the King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent (maximum authority of Spanish heraldry) and Liliana Ruiz Carrasco. It compiles a set of coats of arms and crests from different Spanish archives, others from armor stones, many from military passports and more from nobility, such as the name Zelna corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Zelna of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.
The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Zelna 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 Zelna. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Zelna.
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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.
2) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.
3) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* PEACOCK: The Peacock, by its head denotes Prudence; for his chest, of gold and sapphire, Loyalty, Fidelity and Zeal; in the hidden and submissive of his steps, Secret, and in the terribly out of tune voice of his singing, Terror of enemies.
* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.
* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.
* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.
* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.
* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.
* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.
* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.
* The family name Zelna 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 Zelna as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Zelna
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