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Surname

Medina

 

Yenny Medina Cardoso · 10 abril 2018 18:22


Meaning of the surname
The surname Medina means city in Arabic; therefore, it has an Arab origin (specifically from Saudi Arabia). Medina, is a very old surname, and is one of the 100 most frequent in Spain. In Spain there are many places with the name of Medina, such as: Medina del Campo (Valladolid), Medina de Pomar (Burgos), Medina-Sidonia (Cádiz) ...

Meaning of the coat of arms
the shield is yellow (gold) and in the center there is a rampant lion
(raised on the hind legs) red.
(No, I do not know the meaning of these symbols)I searched but I did not find.

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Surname

Conde

 

Miguel González Conde · 14 mayo 2019 17:21


Meaning of the surname
O apelido Conde ten unha orixe galega, concretamente de Celanova (ourense). Este apelido foise estendendo pola península. Ten dous significados os cales son "persoa sabia" do grego ou unha persoa que é Conde ou ten un cargo alto na nobreza.

Surname

Balado

 

Mencía Balado Sánchez · 14 mayo 2019 15:45


Meaning of the surname
Balado significa "muro de piedra" en gaélico. Apellido de origen gallego. No es muy común, se encuentra en Galicia, en la provincia de A Coruña y sobre todo en Pontevedra, al Noroeste de España.

Meaning of the coat of arms
Mi escudo esta representado con un fondo gris y tres "dinosaurios" de color rojo que tienen plumas y dos patas.

Surname

Arenas

 

Jacobo Tajuelo Arenas · 5 mayo 2019 12:56


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Meaning of the surname
This surname has a toponimic origin, from the parish of Arenas in Cabrales, Asturias. It refers to a sandy place.

Meaning of the coat of arms
The coat of arms consists of a green tree with two standing black wolves over a golden background, sorrounded by a grey edge with ten black pots.
The tree represents growth and the golden background represents wealthy.

Surname

Fernández

 

Rosana Fernández Martínez · 5 abril 2018 09:26


Meaning of the surname
The surname Fernández in Galicia comes from "Cangas de Onís" in Asturias. This surname means "son of Fernando", that means strive warrior. Fernández and Hernández are the same surnames in diferents languages (Galician and Spanish).

Meaning of the coat of arms
The coat of arms about the surname Fernández has not got an edge that surround it; the background of this coat of arms is white. In it we can see a green tree and, in front of him there are a gold yellow lion with his paw above a black wolf. It said that the coat of arms of the surname Fernández gallician has other lion instead of a wolf.

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