FAMILY COTIMO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Cotimo

Coat of arms and family crest of Cotimo.

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

History and meaning for Cotimo.

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Cotimo.

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Cotimo.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cotimo:

1) The origin of the family name Cotimo.

2) The meaning of the family name Cotimo.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cotimo.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cotimo.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Portugal.

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

* 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 Cotimo:

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

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

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) 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:

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* 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.

* FIRE: The Fire is a symbol of Magnanimity, Burning and Promptness in performances or intellectual tasks.

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

* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

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

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

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

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