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Surname

Barreiro

 

Andrea Barreiro · 13 mayo 2019 13:33


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Meaning of the surname
Lugar onde se quita o barro , barral ou persoa que traballa co barro.Don martín Barreiro de Soutomayor ,natural de Navia de Suarna recibiu esta heraldía o 11 de outubro de 1689.Procede do antigo Reino de Galiza ,aínda que é común en España.

Meaning of the coat of arms
O campo azul simboliza lealtad,o laurel bravura e victoria,que ca cor dorada sabiduría y riqueza el brochado significa esperanza ,la amista ,la fe ,el servicio y el respeto este sinople también significa la protección del comercio .

Surname

Antelo

 

Gabriela Antelo Siaba · 16 mayo 2019 16:27


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Meaning of the surname
Antelo es un apellido gallego de origen toponímico.
Este apellido, procede del nombre de una localidad de la provincia de la Coruña. Esta localidad fue tomada por los primeros Antelo como lugar de origen.

Meaning of the coat of arms
El escudo de armas del apellido Antelo, representa dos clavos de oro puestos uno al lado del otro y el fondo del escudo es de color verde.
Representa a los muchos soldados con este apellido que lucharon en diferentes ordenes de España.

Surname

Neira

 

Aroa Neira Mella · 31 marzo 2018 23:53


Meaning of the surname
Neira is a surname of Celtic origin, corresponds to the ancient Gallaecia. There were (and there are) Neiras, in addition to other sites, in Galicia, Canary Islands and Extremadura. According to some people, Neira means brave, warrior ...

Meaning of the coat of arms
I think that the blue lines of the shield represent the "Rio Neira", the shells, the sea (because the surname comes from Gallaecia) and the green background, represents the prairies of the old Gallaecia.

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Surname

Rivas

 

Rebeca Rivas Gómez · 27 marzo 2018 13:40


Meaning of the surname
Rivas is a catalan surname. It comes from latin "ripa" that means near the seacoast or near the river. Maybe this surname comes from the toponym Ribas that was a pirenaic population. I didn`t find more information about its meaning.

Meaning of the coat of arms
The coat of arms of the surname Rivas is formed by some symbols that are similar to flowers. This coat is divided in two parts. The one part has a yellow background and in the middle there is a big blue flower which is cross-shaped.
The other part of the coat of arms has a blue background. Here there are seven smaller flowers.

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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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