FAMILY CALVIÑA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Calviña

Coat of arms and family crest of Calviña.

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

History and meaning for Calviña.

Calviña is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Calviña an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

The family name Calviña is of SPANISH origin, since the letter Ñ is typical of Spain, although in Latin America many indigenous languages such as Mixtec, Zapotec, Otomi, Quechua, Aymara, Mapuche and Guarani also have with the Ñ

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Calviña:

1) The origin of the family name Calviña.

2) The meaning of the family name Calviña.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Calviña.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Calviña.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Calviña 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 Calviña:

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

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

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

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:

* LAMB: The Lamb symbolizes the Kings and Leaders who have to sacrifice themselves to the good and care of their subjects; also denotes in the whiteness of fleeces, Qualified Nobility.

* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

* CABRIO: The Cabrio symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* 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.

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

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