Cuellar_(surname)

Cuellar (surname)

Cuellar (surname)

Spanish family name


Cuellar or Cuéllar is a Spanish surname derived from Cuéllar, a town in the Segovia province of Spain.[1] The name has a number of variations, including "Cuéllar", "de Cuéllar", "Cuellar", "de Cuellar", "Cuello", "de Cuello", "Coello", and "de Coello".[2][unreliable source?] The surname first emerged in the Kingdom of Castile during the Middle Ages.[2]

Origin and history

The color of the Cuéllar coat of arms is Azur; corresponding to the symbol of water and the continuity of life, Azur is a color that signifies nobility, beauty, chastity, and fidelity, as well as other virtues that characterised the family, such as economic abundance, perseverance, luck, fame and the desire to win.[3]

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References

  1. Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the surname Cuéllar". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  2. "Cuéllar familia heráldica genealogía escudo Cuéllar". Heraldrys Institute of Rome (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-29.

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