FAMILY BORISI: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Borisi

Coat of arms and family crest of Borisi.

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

History and meaning for Borisi.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Borisi:

1) The origin of the family name Borisi.

2) The meaning of the family name Borisi.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Borisi.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Borisi.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Borisi are collected in the Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap, this work is the greatest work of heraldry ever written and drawn, with more than 100,000 family names from around the world (English, Scotish, Welsh, Spanish, French, Italians, Poles, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.), among which is the name Borisi, arranged alphabetically, and DRAWN, including a heraldic handbook with drawings, a complete glossary of terms, a supplement and an appendix. Complete description the coat of arms Borisi, and origin for the family name Borisi, nobiliary titles of the family name Borisi and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Borisi appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Borisi appears in Rietstap Armorial General that is a multi-volume work on the coats-of-arms of the world; it is both monumental and without equal, and is the most exhaustive undertaking of its kind. The Armorial General is the most authoritative work on the coats-of-arms in the world. The descriptions of the arms cover those of more than 100,000 families, included Borisi alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Borisi, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Borisi, and the date his title was conferred. The basic text was established with the publication of the second edition, corrected and enlarged, of 1884-1887. This most important reference work contains the shields of thousands of Coats of Arms covering the whole world, arranged alphabetically under surnames, as Borisi.

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

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

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

* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* PEACOCK: The Peacock, by its head denotes Prudence; for his chest, of gold and sapphire, Loyalty, Fidelity and Zeal; in the hidden and submissive of his steps, Secret, and in the terribly out of tune voice of his singing, Terror of enemies.

* 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.

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

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.

* 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.

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

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Borisi:

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter B index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Boris | Go to name Borisi di fontane | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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