FAMILY TERRAT: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Terrat

Coat of arms and family crest of Terrat.

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

History and meaning for Terrat.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Terrat:

1) The origin of the family name Terrat.

2) The meaning of the family name Terrat.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Terrat.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Terrat.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Catalonia (Spain).

* Catalonia (Spain).

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

* Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna, by Augusto Cuartas.

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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 Terrat:

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The book "Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna" by Augusto Cuartas, where the history and heraldry of the name Terrat appears, describes Catalan lineages and family names, such as name Terrat. Covers the birthplace of the name Terrat, its derivatives, historical and etymological origin, as well as many other data of interest of the family name Terrat that justify its origin. All this as a result of the work of an expert in HERALDRY that has unraveled the historical and heraldic archives during a patient research work on the last names, lineages and heraldry of Catalonia.

It may be helpful for those with the name Terrat 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 Terrat 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 Terrat can have graphic variants.

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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

2) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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.

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

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

* LAMB: The Lamb symbolizes the Kings and Leaders who have to sacrifice themselves to the good and care of their subjects; also denotes in the whiteness of fleeces, Qualified Nobility.

* STAR: The Stars symbolize Constancy in the service to the Sovereign in the jobs of Minister or Counselor.

* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.

* TURTLE: The Turtle is one of the most noble figures, being a symbol of the Knight who retires late from combat, facing his enemy until the last moment, trusting in his own strength.

* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.

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

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