FAMILY OIVO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Oivo

Coat of arms and family crest of Oivo.

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

History and meaning for Oivo.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Oivo:

1) The origin of the family name Oivo.

2) The meaning of the family name Oivo.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Oivo.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Oivo.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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:

* 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.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

* CHEVRON: The Chevron 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.

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

* FESS: The Fess represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, into which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* borduraNOusar: La Bordura simboliza Protección, Favor y Recompensa; asimismo la cota que vestían los caballeros y que al salir de la pelea, ostentándola manchada de sangre enemiga, eran premiados con el añadido de la bordura de escudo, como insignia de Valor.

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

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