The heraldry and the history of the family name Guirao 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 Guirao.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Guirao:
1) The origin of the family name Guirao.
2) The meaning of the family name Guirao.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Guirao.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Guirao.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
It is known that the Guirao have or have been established, among other places, in:
* Estremadura (Spain).
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Guirao:
* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility
* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.
* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.
* Nobiliario de Extremadura, by Adolfo Barredo de Valenzuela y Arrojo, and Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas y Lopez.
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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 Guirao:
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Coat of arms for Guirao and the history and origin for the family name Guirao in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.
The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Guirao 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 Guirao, 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 Guirao, and origin for the family name Guirao, nobiliary titles of the family name Guirao and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Guirao appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.
The family crest and coat of arms of Guirao 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 Guirao alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Guirao, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Guirao, 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 Guirao.The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Guirao 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 Guirao. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Guirao.
Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Guirao. This work is of great importance for the heraldry because it collects the history, evidence of nobility and nobility of surnames and lineages among which is the family name Guirao. The name Guirao also appears in the "Heraldic and Noble Dictionary of the Kingdoms of Spain" by Fernando Gonzalez Doria, although he presents less data on the name Guirao than the "Nobiliario Espanol".
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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.
2) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.
3) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.
* 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.
* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.
* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.
* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.
* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.
* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.
* CAULDRON: The Cauldrons along with other vessels: cups, jugs and kettles, which were used to handle victuals, were formerly the Richman brand.
* The family name Guirao 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 Guirao as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Guirao
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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Guirao:
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Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests