A record of documented arms, meaning and origin, researched for the Fave family of Italy.
Reg. 6139 · Italian, D–F
Coat of Arms & Family Crest Details
Symbols on this shield
chiefAuthority, wisdom and dominion
greyhoundCourage, vigilance and loyalty
Colours
Green (Vert)Means: Hope
Gold (Or)Means: Generosity
Silver (Argent)Means: Peace and sincerity
Historical info
Source
J. B. Rietstap, Armorial Général, Gouda: G. B. van Goor Zonen, 1884–87
Blazon (the actual original written record)
“de sin. et d'arg. de six pièces; au chef d'or, ch. d'un lévrier courant d'arg., coll. de gu.”
Italyc. 1775
Where the Fave Arms Were Recorded
Venice
Map of Italy showing where the Fave arms are recorded
The Fave arms were recorded in Italy, c. 1775.
Arms such as these were typically recorded in Venice.
Venice ran on trade, and its great families were merchants before they were anything else. The city kept a formal list of its noble houses, and a name on that list carried arms as a matter of record.
This is where the arms were entered in the register. Families often moved to other parts of the country, so the same name can turn up in more than one region.
The body that granted and recorded arms in Italy in this period.
Alvise Giovanni Mocenigo
Sovereign of the period
Alvise Giovanni Mocenigo
1763–1778
Reigning in Italy when the Fave arms are first recorded.
How Arms Worked in Italy
In the Italian states, coats of arms were often used by noble families to show their status and history. These symbols were passed down through the generations to all legitimate male descendants. Younger branches of a family usually kept the original design but sometimes added small changes to distinguish their specific line from the main branch.
Granting authority
Various local rulers and city governments controlled the use of coats of arms across the different Italian states.
How they got arms
Families often assumed their own arms or received them as official grants from local lords, popes, or city councils.
Where arms were recorded
Arms were recorded in local city archives or private family books rather than in one single national register.
The family's standing
Recorded among the armigerous families of Italy.
Origin & History of the Fave Family in Italy
The family name Fave has deep roots in the vibrant culture of eighteenth-century Venice. By 1775, records confirm that members of the family were established residents of this famous city, which served as a major hub for trade and art in the Mediterranean. During this period, Venice was a center of intellectual exchange, and families living there were often involved in the city’s thriving maritime commerce or its sophisticated craft guilds. The name itself likely evolved from local dialects or regional nicknames common to the Veneto area, reflecting the linguistic diversity of the Italian peninsula at the time. As the family navigated the social and economic landscape of the Venetian Republic, they became part of the long history of a city defined by its unique geography and its role as a bridge between the East and the West.
Related Branches & Arms
Root word
Faba
Latin term for the broad bean plant.
This name
FaveAn occupational name for a grower or seller of beans.
also spelled
Favas
Fave
Favae
Documented Sources
J. B. Rietstap, Armorial Général, Gouda: G. B. van Goor Zonen, 1884–87
Archivio di Stato di Venezia, Anagrafe di Venezia, Sezione Sestiere di San Marco (1775)
Lane, Frederic C., Venice, A Maritime Republic (1973)
Norwich, John Julius, A History of Venice (1982)
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chiefAuthority, wisdom and dominion
greyhoundCourage, vigilance and loyalty
chiefAuthority, wisdom and dominion
greyhoundCourage, vigilance and loyalty
