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FAMILY DORFILA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Dorfila.

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

History and meaning for Dorfila.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Dorfila:

1) The origin of the family name Dorfila.

2) The meaning of the family name Dorfila.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Dorfila.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Dorfila.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Dorfila:

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

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Coat of arms for the name Dorfila 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 Dorfila 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 Dorfila. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Dorfila.

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

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:

* CRICKET: The Cricket is a symbol of the Irresolute and Inconstant Lover.

* ANJOU: The Chief of Anjou, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* borduraNOusar: La Bordura simboliza Protección, Favor y Recompensa; asimismo la cota que vestían los caballeros y que al salir de la pelea, ostentándola manchada de sangre enemiga, eran premiados con el añadido de la bordura de escudo, como insignia de Valor.

* CRANE: The Crane is a symbol of a well-ordered Government under the power of a good boss, who distributes surveillance in turns; it also symbolizes Prudence in the art of governing peoples well.

* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.

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

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