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FAMILY PEIXAO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Peixao.

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

History and meaning for Peixao.

Peixao is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Peixao an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Peixao:

1) The origin of the family name Peixao.

2) The meaning of the family name Peixao.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Peixao.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Peixao.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Portugal.

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

* Armorial Lusitano, by Antonio Sergio.

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The history and heraldry of the family name Peixao appears in the "Armorial Lusitano" by Antonio Sergio, so that, the Peixao 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 Peixao.

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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

* RIVER: The River symbolizes, due to its condition of increasing its flow as it advances, the Knight who leaves his house with a desire to advance and returns to it enriched with Erudition and Fortune.

* 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.

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

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

* CHEVRON: The Chevron symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

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

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