FAMILY EGEA (GEA): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Egea (gea)

Coat of arms and family crest of Egea (gea).

Genealogy of family Egea (gea), origin of Egea (gea), provenance of the family name Egea (gea).

History and meaning for Egea (gea).

The heraldry and the history of the family name Egea (gea) 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 Egea (gea).

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Egea (gea):

1) The origin of the family name Egea (gea).

2) The meaning of the family name Egea (gea).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Egea (gea).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Egea (gea).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Egea (gea):

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

It may be helpful for those with the name Egea (gea) 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 Egea (gea) 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 Egea (gea) 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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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

3) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

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

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

* 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.

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

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

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