FAMILY NOVA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Nova

Coat of arms and family crest of Nova.

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

History and meaning for Nova.

Nova 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 Nova an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Nova:

1) The origin of the family name Nova.

2) The meaning of the family name Nova.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Nova.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Nova.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* Italy.

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

* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

* Enciclopedia Storico-Nobiliare Italiana by Vittorio Spreti.

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Nova are collected in the Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap, this work is the greatest work of heraldry ever written and drawn, with more than 100,000 family names from around the world (English, Scotish, Welsh, Spanish, French, Italians, Poles, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.), among which is the name Nova, arranged alphabetically, and DRAWN, including a heraldic handbook with drawings, a complete glossary of terms, a supplement and an appendix. Complete description the coat of arms Nova, and origin for the family name Nova, nobiliary titles of the family name Nova and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Nova appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Nova appears in Rietstap Armorial General that is a multi-volume work on the coats-of-arms of the world; it is both monumental and without equal, and is the most exhaustive undertaking of its kind. The Armorial General is the most authoritative work on the coats-of-arms in the world. The descriptions of the arms cover those of more than 100,000 families, included Nova alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Nova, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Nova, and the date his title was conferred. The basic text was established with the publication of the second edition, corrected and enlarged, of 1884-1887. This most important reference work contains the shields of thousands of Coats of Arms covering the whole world, arranged alphabetically under surnames, as Nova.

The family name Nova appears in The Italian Storico-Nobiliare Encyclopedia by Vittorio Spreti collects the heraldry of Italian families, such as those of the family name Nova. This work was published in 1928 with six volumes, and in 1935 its Appendix with two volumes. Collect the shield, history and origin of the family name Nova.

According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Nova has a branch in the Canary Islands. In this work, Carlos Platero Fernandez collects the heraldry and history of many family names that come from other places in Spain and Europe, as surely is the case of the name Nova and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Nova have some different spelling.

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

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

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:

* CRANE: The Crane is a symbol of a well-ordered Government under the power of a good boss, who distributes surveillance in turns; it also symbolizes Prudence in the art of governing peoples well.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

* FIRE: The Fire is a symbol of Magnanimity, Burning and Promptness in performances or intellectual tasks.

* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.

* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.

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

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Nova:

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