FAMILY APRAIS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Aprais

Coat of arms and family crest of Aprais.

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

History and meaning for Aprais.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Aprais:

1) The origin of the family name Aprais.

2) The meaning of the family name Aprais.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Aprais.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Aprais.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Aprais has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

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

* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

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The family name Aprais appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his "Repertoire of Coats of the Hispanic Community", that means that the lineage Aprais has official coat of arms certified by King of Arms. Said Repertoire of Blazons of the Hispanic Community is the greatest work of Spanish heraldry, where the surnames with his heraldic appears like the family name Aprais arranged alphabetically, with their coats of arms. In this work have included the content of many manuscripts of the National Library of Madrid and corresponding to Minutes of Kings of Arms and collects surnames that as Aprais are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Aprais are in this position. There are also thousands of heraldic and heraldic shields from several Sections of the National Historical Archive, as well as the Royal Chancery of Valladolid, Salas de los Hijodalgos of Vizcaya, etc. In summary, those of the surname Aprais have made some test of nobility or knightage.

It may be helpful for those with the name Aprais to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Aprais It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Aprais can have graphic variants.

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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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

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

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

* LEBREL: The Lebrels denote Burning and Courage in undertaking dangers, with such decision, that they need to contain their effort. The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* LAMB: The Lamb symbolizes the Kings and Leaders who have to sacrifice themselves to the good and care of their subjects; also denotes in the whiteness of fleeces, Qualified Nobility.

* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.

* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.

* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

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