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FAMILY PERDIGAO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Perdigao.

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

History and meaning for Perdigao.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Perdigao:

1) The origin of the family name Perdigao.

2) The meaning of the family name Perdigao.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Perdigao.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Perdigao.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Portugal.

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

* 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 Perdigao:

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

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

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) 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:

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

* SEA: The Sea symbolizes a raging and wrathful spirit that does not lose, however, the limits of the obedience that it owes to its sovereign.

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.

* WOLVES: The Wolves are 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.

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

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