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FAMILY BRITTO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Britto.

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

History and meaning for Britto.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Britto have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Britto.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Britto:

1) The origin of the family name Britto.

2) The meaning of the family name Britto.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Britto.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Britto.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Canary Islands (Spain).

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

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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

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

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According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Britto has a branch in the Canary Islands. In this work, Carlos Platero Fernandez collects the heraldry and history of many family names that come from other places in Spain and Europe, as surely is the case of the name Britto and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Britto have some different spelling.

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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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:

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

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

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

* 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.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* THISTLE: The Thistle symbolizes in Heraldry a heart nobly humble, but so careful of its honor, that it defends with its sword the luster of its lineage.

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

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

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