On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Dortal.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Dortal.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Dortal:
1) The origin of the family name Dortal.
2) The meaning of the family name Dortal.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Dortal.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Dortal.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Dortal:
* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.
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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 Dortal:
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Coat of arms for Dortal and the history and origin for the family name Dortal in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.
The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Dortal 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 Dortal. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Dortal.
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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.
2) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.
3) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.
* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.
* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.
* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.
* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.
* WHEEL: The Wheels symbolize Speed in carrying out the most arduous undertakings. They are also a symbol of Fortune, Favor and Inconstancy.
* RABBIT: The Rabbit symbolizes Love of letters or One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life.
* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.
* The family name Dortal 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 Dortal as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Dortal
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