FAMILY ORAO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Orao

Coat of arms and family crest of Orao.

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

History and meaning for Orao.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Orao:

1) The origin of the family name Orao.

2) The meaning of the family name Orao.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Orao.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Orao.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Orao has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

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

* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

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The family name Orao appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his "Repertoire of Coats of the Hispanic Community", that means that the lineage Orao has official coat of arms certified by King of Arms. Said Repertoire of Blazons of the Hispanic Community is the greatest work of Spanish heraldry, where the surnames with his heraldic appears like the family name Orao arranged alphabetically, with their coats of arms. In this work have included the content of many manuscripts of the National Library of Madrid and corresponding to Minutes of Kings of Arms and collects surnames that as Orao are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Orao are in this position. There are also thousands of heraldic and heraldic shields from several Sections of the National Historical Archive, as well as the Royal Chancery of Valladolid, Salas de los Hijodalgos of Vizcaya, etc. In summary, those of the surname Orao have made some test of nobility or knightage.

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

2) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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

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

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* 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.

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

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

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

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