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FAMILY SOUZA (DE): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Souza (de).

Genealogy of family Souza (de), origin of Souza (de), provenance of the family name Souza (de).

History and meaning for Souza (de).

We know that the family name Souza (de) has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Souza (de):

1) The origin of the family name Souza (de).

2) The meaning of the family name Souza (de).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Souza (de).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Souza (de).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Souza (de):

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It may be helpful for those with the name Souza (de) to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Souza (de) It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Souza (de) can have graphic variants.

The coat of arms, family crest, meaning, history and heraldry for Souza (de) 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 Souza (de) some of the mentioned books appear, although there are more works.There are also data of Souza (de) 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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

2) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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:

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

* CHESS: Chess symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

* FESS: The Fess represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, into which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* 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.

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

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

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