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Surname

Fernández

 

Fabián Fernández Fernández · 15 mayo 2019 21:14


Meaning of the surname
The surname Fernández has a patronymic origin, son of Fernando. It means "guerrero esforzado". It comes from the Germanic name Fredenand, from frid- and nand-, peace and courage, "The one who dares everything to obtain the peace"

Meaning of the coat of arms
In the coat of arms, with silver background, is represented an oak of "sinople" (green in heraldry), and, in the trunk, there is a lion in its natural colour, that has in its talons and lying on its feet, a "sable" (black in heraldry) wolf.

Surname

Rodríguez

 

Marta Rodríguez Barbazán · 15 mayo 2019 20:04


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Meaning of the surname
Its origin, history and facts
It is a patronymic surname, derived from the proper name Rodrigo.
Its point of origin seems to be Asturias and, in general, the north of the Peninsula.

Meaning of the coat of arms
In field of gules, a blade, of gold, accompanied by four flowers of lys, of silver.

Surname

Vilela

 

Zulfa Muiño Vilela · 3 mayo 2019 22:52


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Meaning of the surname
This surname comes from the place name Vilela, name of several towns in the Galician provinces of La Coruña, Pontevedra, Lugo and Orense, whose origin is in Latin

Meaning of the coat of arms

The coat of arms has red background with a sun in de middle. The sun has eyes, mouth and nose.

Surname

Villaverde

 

María Villaverde Temes · 9 abril 2018 19:21


Meaning of the surname
The surname Villaverde comes from Segovia but we can found this surname in other different places like Asturias, Cantabria, Madrid, Castilla- La Mancha and Andalucía.

Villaverde means "green farm", this meaning is probably related with Castilla and León (his origin) because in the past there were lots of lands, farms and also agriculture there.

Meaning of the coat of arms
In the coat of arms we can see three different parts, up to the left there is a gold chain with a black band and two white regions. Then, up to the right we can see a red region with eight yellow crosses; and in the middle there are two wolves with two lambs in their mouth on a yellow bakground. Finally, down in the middle we can see a green tree on a yellow background.

The meaning of the coat of arms is: "Pro patria rege ac fide sanguinen atque divitas", that means "And the blood of the king and their loyalty had happened for his country".

I didn't find a lot of information about the meaning of each element, but I discover that the gold chain means the "loyalty to the king", the wolves and the lambs symbolize the effort (refering to the wars) that the village had to suffer when they conquered their land, and also force and courage. Finally the tree means strenght (the trees are heavy and strong), and longevity of the family (there are a lot of millenary trees).

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Surname

Iglesias

 

Uxía Iglesias Soñora · 5 abril 2018 09:23


Meaning of the surname
The meaning of the surname Iglesias is the origin of this lineage is Alvar Iglesias, who was an important warrior, and it´s meaning is part of the clers and part of a meaning of justice and fight for it. This surname is so common in Spain.

Meaning of the coat of arms
The meaning of the coat of arms is: the fleur de Lis represents a symbol of the French Royalty; the crown represents domination and lordship; the sword represents the justice and sovereignty; finally, the blue background is in honor to Venus and justice.

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