FAMILY PALHAVA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Palhava

Coat of arms and family crest of Palhava.

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

History and meaning for Palhava.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Palhava:

1) The origin of the family name Palhava.

2) The meaning of the family name Palhava.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Palhava.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Palhava.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Portugal.

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

* Armorial Lusitano, by Antonio Sergio.

Are you proud to belong to your family? Do you want to know and have something important related to your family?. Click here

This name is the SYMBOL OF A FAMILY. If you have been invited to a wedding, event, meeting or anniversary, make a GREAT GIFT FOR WEDDINGS, ANNIVERSARIES and events..

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 Palhava:

Name Palhava

Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Palhava. Very cheap.

heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

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

Click here to see in more detail the products displayed here and other heraldry for the family name Palhava

The history and heraldry of the family name Palhava appears in the "Armorial Lusitano" by Antonio Sergio, so that, the Palhava 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 Palhava.

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) 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:

* borduraNOusar: La Bordura simboliza Protección, Favor y Recompensa; asimismo la cota que vestían los caballeros y que al salir de la pelea, ostentándola manchada de sangre enemiga, eran premiados con el añadido de la bordura de escudo, como insignia de Valor.

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

* 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.

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

* CROWN: The Crown is a symbol of Royal or Seigniorial Authority and Dignity or Honorary Badge.

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

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

Related Words: Palhava family crest | Origin of the name Palhava | Genealogy of the family Palhava | Heraldry of the name Palhava | Coat of arms of Palhava | Genealogy of the Palhava | Origin of the Palhava | Meaning of the name Palhava.

Palhava

Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter P index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Palhasse | Go to name Paliaccio | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests