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FAMILY ARRAIS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Arrais.

Genealogy of family Arrais, origin of Arrais, provenance of the family name Arrais.

History and meaning for Arrais.

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Arrais.

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Arrais.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Arrais:

1) The origin of the family name Arrais.

2) The meaning of the family name Arrais.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Arrais.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Arrais.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Arrais have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Portugal.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Arrais:

* Armorial Lusitano, by Antonio Sergio.

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We put at your disposal the heraldic, the coat of arms and crest for this family name in various formats: The images that appear here are examples and none of them belong to the coat of arms for the name Arrais:

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Arrais.
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Coat of arms for Arrais and the history and origin for the family name Arrais in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

coat of arms sticker for Arrais

Coat of arms for the name Arrais in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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The history and heraldry of the family name Arrais appears in the "Armorial Lusitano" by Antonio Sergio, so that, the Arrais are either of Portuguese origin or with branches in Portugal. We must bear in mind that the Portuguese nobles are linked to the Castilian-Leonese and Galician nobility, in addition to Portugal was once united to Spain, what to keep in mind for the study of the family name Arrais.

One of the most distinctive qualities of heraldry is the use of a limited palette of colours and patterns, usually referred to as tinctures. These are divided into three categories, known as metals, colours, and furs.

Next we are going to see the meanings of three tinctures:

1) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

2) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

3) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

* ANGIO: The Chief of Angio, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.

* The family name Arrais appears in the list of last names of Heraldry & Crests so its complete history, crest and coat of arms or heraldic shields can be known on his website: http://www.heraldrycrests.com/

Heraldry for family name Arrais as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Arrais

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