FAMILY LORENA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Lorena

Coat of arms and family crest of Lorena.

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

History and meaning for Lorena.

Lorena is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Lorena an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Lorena:

1) The origin of the family name Lorena.

2) The meaning of the family name Lorena.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Lorena.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Lorena.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Portugal.

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

* Armorial Lusitano, by Antonio Sergio.

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

It may be helpful for those with the name Lorena 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 Lorena 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 Lorena 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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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:

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

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

* CRANE: The Crane is a symbol of a well-ordered Government under the power of a good boss, who distributes surveillance in turns; it also symbolizes Prudence in the art of governing peoples well.

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

* LEBREL: The Lebrels denote Burning and Courage in undertaking dangers, with such decision, that they need to contain their effort. The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

* The family name Lorena 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/

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