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FAMILY CASTELLCIR: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Castellcir.

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

History and meaning for Castellcir.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Castellcir:

1) The origin of the family name Castellcir.

2) The meaning of the family name Castellcir.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Castellcir.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Castellcir.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

* Catalonia (Spain).

* Catalonia (Spain).

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

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

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

* Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna, by Augusto Cuartas.

* El Solar catalan, valenciano y balear, by Garcia Carraffa.

* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

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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 Castellcir:

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Castellcir.
heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

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

coat of arms sticker for Castellcir

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

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The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Castellcir appears in the big "Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica" written by brothers Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa, and continued by Endika de Mogrobejo. There are more than 100 volumes that occupy this Encyclopedia where we can find the family name Castellcir. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Castellcir.

The book "Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna" by Augusto Cuartas, where the history and heraldry of the name Castellcir appears, describes Catalan lineages and family names, such as name Castellcir. Covers the birthplace of the name Castellcir, its derivatives, historical and etymological origin, as well as many other data of interest of the family name Castellcir that justify its origin. All this as a result of the work of an expert in HERALDRY that has unraveled the historical and heraldic archives during a patient research work on the last names, lineages and heraldry of Catalonia.

The history and heraldry of the family name Castellcir appears in the work "Solar catalan, valenciano y balear", by brothers Garcia Carraffa, so the persons with this family name are of Catalan origin or from other places and settled in Catalonia (Spain). The history and heraldry of the family name Castellcir appears in this work relative only to Catalonia, valencia or Balearic Islands.

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

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

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

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

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

* RABBIT: The Rabbit symbolizes Love of letters or One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life.

* FLEUR-DE-LIS: The Fleur-de-lis represents the Generous Courage that, for received grievances, repeatedly returns benefits, and is a symbol of French heraldry.

* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.

* 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.

* CROWN: The Crown is a symbol of Royal or Seigniorial Authority and Dignity or Honorary Badge.

* CHEVRON: The Chevron symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.

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

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