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FAMILY MOREIRA (PORTUGAL): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Moreira (portugal).

Genealogy of family Moreira (portugal), origin of Moreira (portugal), provenance of the family name Moreira (portugal).

History and meaning for Moreira (portugal).

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Moreira (portugal).

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Moreira (portugal).

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Moreira (portugal):

1) The origin of the family name Moreira (portugal).

2) The meaning of the family name Moreira (portugal).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Moreira (portugal).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Moreira (portugal).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Moreira (portugal):

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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 Moreira (portugal):

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The coat of arms, family crest, meaning, history and heraldry for Moreira (portugal) appears in some or some books of the wide heraldic library of the Heraldry & Crests ( https://www.heraldrycrests.com ). In this web of the surname Moreira (portugal) some of the mentioned books appear, although there are more works.There are also data of Moreira (portugal) in parochial records of baptisms, marriages and deaths.

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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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:

* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.

* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.

* LEBREL: The Lebrels denote Burning and Courage in undertaking dangers, with such decision, that they need to contain their effort. The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* WOLF: The Wolf is a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* 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.

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

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