FAMILY GRAJAL (VILLA): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Grajal (villa)

Coat of arms and family crest of Grajal (villa).

Genealogy of family Grajal (villa), origin of Grajal (villa), provenance of the family name Grajal (villa).

History and meaning for Grajal (villa).

We know that the family name Grajal (villa) has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

The surname Grajal (villa) is surely of SPANISH TOPONYMIC origin, as it bears the word VILLA (town) in its composition. It owes its origin to some town, or refers to some town.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Grajal (villa):

1) The origin of the family name Grajal (villa).

2) The meaning of the family name Grajal (villa).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Grajal (villa).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Grajal (villa).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Grajal (villa):

* 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 Grajal (villa) 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 Grajal (villa). They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Grajal (villa).

It may be helpful for those with the name Grajal (villa) to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Grajal (villa) It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Grajal (villa) can have graphic variants.

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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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:

* TURTLE: The Turtle is one of the most noble figures, being a symbol of the Knight who retires late from combat, facing his enemy until the last moment, trusting in his own strength.

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

* FIRE: The Fire is a symbol of Magnanimity, Burning and Promptness in performances or intellectual tasks.

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

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* RIVER: The River symbolizes, due to its condition of increasing its flow as it advances, the Knight who leaves his house with a desire to advance and returns to it enriched with Erudition and Fortune.

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