Croatian Heraldry

Adam S. Eterovich

CAVRAG--CAVRAK

Ca means what or which and vrag means devil. It could be when the Turks were invading in the 1500's that someone said "oh-what the hell" and was stuck with the nickname Cavrag.

Cavrag-Cavrak families are found at Letovanci, Gorinci, Zelenac, Gusce, Letovanic and Mahovo in the district of Petrinja, Karlovac, Ogulin and Sisak.

Arms were granted to Mathew, Jakob and Martin by King Rudolf at Prague on March 29, 1602.

Color of Arms are blue for the horizontal lines, red for the vertical lines, gold for the dots (crown), silver for the white and green for the left vertical lines.

Arms were probably granted for valor in battle against the Turks as the sword signifies battle.

Courtesy of the Croatian Genealogical and Heraldic Society, 2527 San Carlos Ave., San Carlos, California, 94070. Phone: 650-592-1190; E-Mail croatians@aol.com; Web www.croatians.com. Adam S. Eterovich.