FAMILY MORANDO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Morando

Coat of arms and family crest of Morando.

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

History and meaning for Morando.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Morando:

1) The origin of the family name Morando.

2) The meaning of the family name Morando.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Morando.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Morando.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Morando has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

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

* Italy.

* Genoa (Italy).

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

* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

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

* Dizionario storico-blasonico delle famiglie nobili e notabili italiane estinte e fiorenti, by Gofredo di Crollalanza.

* Le Famiglie Nobili Genovesi, by Angelo Scorza.

* Enciclopedia Storico-Nobiliare Italiana by Vittorio Spreti.

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Morando 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 Morando, 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 Morando, and origin for the family name Morando, nobiliary titles of the family name Morando and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Morando appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Morando 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 Morando alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Morando, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Morando, 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 Morando.

The family name Morando appears in the "Dizionario storico-blasonico delle famiglie nobili e notabili italiane estinte e fiorenti", by Gofredo di Crollalanza, which collects the stories and coats of more than 18,000 Italian and other surnames, but rooted in Italy, among them, the history, heraldry and shield or shields of the surname Morando. This book is the result of long and patient searches for almost three decades, which almost represents the life of the author; It is based on the heraldic, genealogical, chivalric and nobiliary science that the author has acquired with the foundation of the Italian Heraldic Academy and the publication of the newspaper "Giornale araldico-genealogical". Surnames, such as Morando, are recorded in alphabetical order. The work also includes weapons, heraldry and history of the surname Morando, which includes historical data of the family with its location, its titles, etc.

The family name Morando appears in The Italian Storico-Nobiliare Encyclopedia by Vittorio Spreti collects the heraldry of Italian families, such as those of the family name Morando. This work was published in 1928 with six volumes, and in 1935 its Appendix with two volumes. Collect the shield, history and origin of the family name Morando.

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

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

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

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.

* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.

* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

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

* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.

* The family name Morando 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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