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Surname

Casal

 

Candela Casal Veiga · 5 abril 2018 10:10


Meaning of the surname
E de orixe latín e significa pequeno grupo de casas nunca aldea.

Meaning of the coat of arms
E un castillo plateado nun fondo azul con uns bordes de prata, con catro cabezas de Águilas e catro " x ".

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Surname

Suárez

 

Andrea Suárez Vázquez · 12 abril 2018 20:53


Meaning of the surname
Suárez can mean ¨son of the sew¨, ¨cobbler¨ or ¨son of¨.

Meaning of the coat of arms
The meaning of the shield wasn't found.

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Surname

Vázquez

 

Natalia Vázquez Fernández · 8 mayo 2019 21:42


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Meaning of the surname
O apelido Vázquez proven de Velasquez e é de orixe Asturiano, ten o significado de 'fillo de Vasco'. Orixinariamente os apelidos rematados en -ez proveñen de Galicia, León e Asturias.

Meaning of the coat of arms
O escudo medieval do meu primeiro apelido ten un fondo verde cun castelo de pedra próximo ao centro.

Surname

De La Torre

 

Laura de la Torre González · 8 abril 2018 14:26


Meaning of the surname
De La Torre comes from the Latin "Turris" and means a symbol of power and wealth.
It is a frequent surname and is distributed throughout Spain and had its origin in those places called Torre existing in our country. There were old families so called of very different origin, not related to each other. Many were the surnames Of the Tower of the different Castilian houses. This surname has four different spellings: De La Torre, Latorre, La Torre or Torre.

Meaning of the coat of arms
The coat of arms of the tower is formed by a golden castle, two fleurs of lis, eight crosses and two blue circles.
The golden castle means: generosity and nobility.
The two fleurs of lis means: courageous heart.
The eight crosses means: symbol of the swords of the knights.
The two blues circles means: justice, loyalty, piety and prudence.
Around the coat of arms there is a red border, the red color of the coat of arms means:courage, daring and fearlessness.

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Surname

Castelo

 

Andrés Castelo Corral · 9 abril 2018 10:13


Meaning of the surname
The meaning of my first surname is a old lineage. This lineage were nobles. They also fought.

Meaning of the coat of arms
Is a castle with a red background.

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