FAMILY ANDA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Anda

Coat of arms and family crest of Anda.

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

History and meaning for Anda.

We know that the family name Anda has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Anda:

1) The origin of the family name Anda.

2) The meaning of the family name Anda.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Anda.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Anda.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

Persons with the name Anda proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.

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

* Basque Country and / or Navarre (Spain).

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

* 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.

* El Solar Vasco Navarro, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

* 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 Anda 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 Anda. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Anda.

That the last name Anda is in "El Solar Vasco Navarro" by the Garcia Carraffa brothers means that the Anda are of Basque, Navarre, or other origin but settled in the Basque Country and / or Navarre. The Basque family names were formed taking into account the names of the places, and the personal ones varied in each generation and even between brothers. It was customary to take the name of the lot to demonstrate ownership over it. The name of the plants, rivers, mountains, forests, rocks, fields served as inspiration. You can distinguish terms, as the meaning of the colors or pieces that make up the coats of arms, to have the nobiliary historical information of the family name Anda, to know the fights of nobility of the Anda, income to military orders, to know about the nobility titles that may have the persons with the last name Anda, honorary offices or public offices of the Anda.

Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Anda. This work is of great importance for the heraldry because it collects the history, evidence of nobility and nobility of surnames and lineages among which is the family name Anda. The name Anda also appears in the "Heraldic and Noble Dictionary of the Kingdoms of Spain" by Fernando Gonzalez Doria, although he presents less data on the name Anda than the "Nobiliario Espanol".

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

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:

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* 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.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

* 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.

* RIVER: The River symbolizes, due to its condition of increasing its flow as it advances, the Knight who leaves his house with a desire to advance and returns to it enriched with Erudition and Fortune.

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

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

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

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