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FAMILY PORTS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Ports.

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

History and meaning for Ports.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Ports:

1) The origin of the family name Ports.

2) The meaning of the family name Ports.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Ports.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Ports.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.

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

* The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, by Sir Bernard Burke, King of Arms.

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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 Ports:

Name Ports

Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Ports. Very cheap.

burnt parchment for Ports name

Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Ports.
heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

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

coat of arms sticker for Ports

Coat of arms for the name Ports in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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The family Ports appears in the "General The Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales" written by Sir Bernard Burke appeared for the first time in the year 1842. This book contains about 60,000 names as Ports and are the most comprehensive Collection of Arms, including the Bearings Armorial of Noblemen and Gentlemen of the British Empire, and diverse coats that were seen in churches, familiar mansions, tombs, etc. This book is very valued by who investigate on its ancestors and want to conserve their memory, by means of the history of its well-known actions and the representation of its symbols. Therefore, the name Ports is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.

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) 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:

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* PEACOCK: The Peacock, by its head denotes Prudence; for his chest, of gold and sapphire, Loyalty, Fidelity and Zeal; in the hidden and submissive of his steps, Secret, and in the terribly out of tune voice of his singing, Terror of enemies.

* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.

* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.

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

* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.

* 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.

* LION: The Lion symbolizes the Generously Warrior Spirit, adorned with the qualities of Vigilance, Dominion, Sovereignty, Majesty and Bravery.

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

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Ports

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

Ports

Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter P index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Portridge | Go to name Portsmouth | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests