FAMILY GENOVARD: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Genovard

Coat of arms and family crest of Genovard.

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

History and meaning for Genovard.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Genovard 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 Genovard.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Genovard:

1) The origin of the family name Genovard.

2) The meaning of the family name Genovard.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Genovard.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Genovard.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

* Catalonia (Spain).

* The Island of Mallorca (Spain).

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

* 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 catalan, valenciano y balear, by Garcia Carraffa.

* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

* Nobiliario Mallorquin, by Joaquin Maria Bover.

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The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Genovard 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 Genovard. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Genovard.

The Nobiliario Mallorquin written by Joaquin Maria Bover, where is the heraldry and history of the family name Genovard, born from the need to fix and disseminate the more or less noble lineages of Mallorca and its blazon, and the desire to reinforce the prestige of the family name Genovard with the relation of the deeds of their ancestors. Joaquin Mª Bover relates in this book more or less relevant persons with the name Genovard by historical facts without the need of links with nobiliary corporations or military orders, therefore combines data of the name Genovard about bourgeois, peasants, workers, Jews, nobles, etc. and all this adorned with their blazons, always using as sources, armorial and specialized knowledge of the author, since this is of recognized heraldic capacity and considers heraldry as an inescapable auxiliary science of History.

The history and heraldry of the family name Genovard appears in the work "Solar catalan, valenciano y balear", by brothers Garcia Carraffa, so the persons with this family name are of Catalan origin or from other places and settled in Catalonia (Spain). The history and heraldry of the family name Genovard appears in this work relative only to Catalonia, valencia or Balearic Islands.

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

2) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

3) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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

* 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.

* RAVEN: The Raven is a symbol of the Bold and Courageous Spirit that risks itself in defense of its benefactors.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

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

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

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* bandaNOusar: La Banda es símbolo del tahalí, con que los Caballeros sujetaban su espada y también de la banda de color que usaban sobre su armadura los Generales y Capitanes.

* WOLF: The Wolf is a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

* The family name Genovard 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/

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