FAMILY COLAY: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Colay

Coat of arms and family crest of Colay.

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

History and meaning for Colay.

We know that the family name Colay has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Colay:

1) The origin of the family name Colay.

2) The meaning of the family name Colay.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Colay.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Colay.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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The coat of arms, family crest, meaning, history and heraldry for Colay appears in some or some books of the wide heraldic library of the Heraldry & Crests ( https://www.heraldrycrests.com ). In this web of the surname Colay some of the mentioned books appear, although there are more works.There are also data of Colay in parochial records of baptisms, marriages and deaths.

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

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:

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

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

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

* 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.

* 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.

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

* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.

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

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