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Vizcaya

 

Antía Vizcaya Sanluís · 10 abril 2018 17:15


Meaning of the surname
The surname Vizcaya has two meanings: "back" or "hill in the mountains".

Meaning of the coat of arms
In a field of silver, a Latin cross of gules highlighted from a tree (oak) of sinople (green) on earth of its color, but, lighter poking out of its cup the three ends of the cross; Bordura of gold, loaded with eight blades of gules (red).

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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

Costa

 

Inka Souto Costa · 29 marzo 2018 19:51


Meaning of the surname
Last name (from old written Sacosta or Costa), quite frequent and distributed by Spain, Portugal, Italy and France, among other countries, because it comes from the noun -costa-, "tilted terrain", common voice to Castilian, Catalan, Galician, etc.
It should be specified that Acosta / Costa is the oldest surname in Spain.

Meaning of the coat of arms
Although there is not much information about his coat of arms, we know that this is gold, with a blue band, accompanied by two lises above and one below.

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Surname

Rubial

 

Alejandro Rubial Quelle · 20 marzo 2018 11:36


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Surname

Couto

 

Nuria Iglesias Couto · 15 mayo 2019 17:42


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Meaning of the surname
Couto es un apellido de origen gallego, y que también paso a ser de origen portugués en la Edad Media. Couto era una tierra con pueblos perteneciente a un noble llamado Cotobade, que significa Couto do Abade.

Meaning of the coat of arms
El escudo de Couto tiene un castillo gris y unas olas blancas y azules que representa el castillo de Cotobade, con un fondo de color rojo que representa fuerza.
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