The heraldry and the history of the family name De leonardo 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 De leonardo.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name De leonardo:
1) The origin of the family name De leonardo.
2) The meaning of the family name De leonardo.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name De leonardo.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name De leonardo.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family De leonardo:
* 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 De leonardo:
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The very complete history and heraldry of the family name De leonardo 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 De leonardo. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including De leonardo.
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 De leonardo 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 De leonardo as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name De leonardo
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