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FAMILY DONO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Dono.

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

History and meaning for Dono.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Dono:

1) The origin of the family name Dono.

2) The meaning of the family name Dono.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Dono.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Dono.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Dono 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 Dono have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Italy.

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

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

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

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

* Dizionario storico-blasonico delle famiglie nobili e notabili italiane estinte e fiorenti, by Gofredo di Crollalanza.

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Dono are collected in the Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap, this work is the greatest work of heraldry ever written and drawn, with more than 100,000 family names from around the world (English, Scotish, Welsh, Spanish, French, Italians, Poles, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.), among which is the name Dono, arranged alphabetically, and DRAWN, including a heraldic handbook with drawings, a complete glossary of terms, a supplement and an appendix. Complete description the coat of arms Dono, and origin for the family name Dono, nobiliary titles of the family name Dono and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Dono appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Dono appears in Rietstap Armorial General that is a multi-volume work on the coats-of-arms of the world; it is both monumental and without equal, and is the most exhaustive undertaking of its kind. The Armorial General is the most authoritative work on the coats-of-arms in the world. The descriptions of the arms cover those of more than 100,000 families, included Dono alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Dono, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Dono, and the date his title was conferred. The basic text was established with the publication of the second edition, corrected and enlarged, of 1884-1887. This most important reference work contains the shields of thousands of Coats of Arms covering the whole world, arranged alphabetically under surnames, as Dono.

The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Dono 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 Dono. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Dono.

The family name Dono appears in the "Dizionario storico-blasonico delle famiglie nobili e notabili italiane estinte e fiorenti", by Gofredo di Crollalanza, which collects the stories and coats of more than 18,000 Italian and other surnames, but rooted in Italy, among them, the history, heraldry and shield or shields of the surname Dono. This book is the result of long and patient searches for almost three decades, which almost represents the life of the author; It is based on the heraldic, genealogical, chivalric and nobiliary science that the author has acquired with the foundation of the Italian Heraldic Academy and the publication of the newspaper "Giornale araldico-genealogical". Surnames, such as Dono, are recorded in alphabetical order. The work also includes weapons, heraldry and history of the surname Dono, which includes historical data of the family with its location, its titles, etc.

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

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

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

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

* EYE: The Eye is a symbol of Ingenuity and Capacity, if both are painted it symbolizes Vigilance and Care.

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

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

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

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Dono:

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