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FAMILY FONTOURA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Fontoura.

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

History and meaning for Fontoura.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Fontoura:

1) The origin of the family name Fontoura.

2) The meaning of the family name Fontoura.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Fontoura.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Fontoura.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Portugal.

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

* 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 Fontoura:

Name Fontoura

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

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

It may be helpful for those with the name Fontoura to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Fontoura It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Fontoura can have graphic variants.

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

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:

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

* 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.

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* 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.

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

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

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