FAMILY CANTELMO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Cantelmo

Coat of arms and family crest of Cantelmo.

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

History and meaning for Cantelmo.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cantelmo:

1) The origin of the family name Cantelmo.

2) The meaning of the family name Cantelmo.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cantelmo.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cantelmo.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

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The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Cantelmo appears in the big "Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica" written by brothers Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa, and continued by Endika de Mogrobejo. There are more than 100 volumes that occupy this Encyclopedia where we can find the family name Cantelmo. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Cantelmo.

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

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

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

* EYE: The Eye is a symbol of Ingenuity and Capacity, if both are painted it symbolizes Vigilance and Care.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

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

* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.

* CABRIO: The Cabrio 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.

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

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

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