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FAMILY CENTEIO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Centeio.

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

History and meaning for Centeio.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Centeio 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 Centeio.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Centeio:

1) The origin of the family name Centeio.

2) The meaning of the family name Centeio.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Centeio.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Centeio.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Portugal.

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

* 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 Centeio:

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

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Coat of arms for the name Centeio 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 Centeio appears in the "Armorial Lusitano" by Antonio Sergio, so that, the Centeio 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 Centeio.

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

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

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

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* SEA: The Sea symbolizes a raging and wrathful spirit that does not lose, however, the limits of the obedience that it owes to its sovereign.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.

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* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

* PEACOCK: The Peacock, by its head denotes Prudence; for his chest, of gold and sapphire, Loyalty, Fidelity and Zeal; in the hidden and submissive of his steps, Secret, and in the terribly out of tune voice of his singing, Terror of enemies.

* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.

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

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