On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Gralho.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Gralho.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Gralho:
1) The origin of the family name Gralho.
2) The meaning of the family name Gralho.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Gralho.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Gralho.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
It is known that the Gralho have or have been established, among other places, in:
* Portugal.
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Gralho:
* Armorial Lusitano, by Antonio Sergio.
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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 Gralho:
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Coat of arms for Gralho and the history and origin for the family name Gralho in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.
The history and heraldry of the family name Gralho appears in the "Armorial Lusitano" by Antonio Sergio, so that, the Gralho 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 Gralho.
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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.
2) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.
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:
* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.
* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.
* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.
* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.
* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.
* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.
* FIRE: The Fire is a symbol of Magnanimity, Burning and Promptness in performances or intellectual tasks.
* ROSE: The Roses are an emblem of Beauty, of the Immaculate Honor, of the Nobility, of the recognized Merit and symbolize Constancy against depletions of fortune and Fierce Push to avenge the offenses that affect the trunk of their lineage.
* The family name Gralho 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 Gralho as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Gralho
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