FAMILY PENHA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Penha

Coat of arms and family crest of Penha.

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

History and meaning for Penha.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Penha:

1) The origin of the family name Penha.

2) The meaning of the family name Penha.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Penha.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Penha.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Portugal.

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

* Armorial Lusitano, by Antonio Sergio.

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

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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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

3) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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

* PEACOCK: The Peacock, by its head denotes Prudence; for his chest, of gold and sapphire, Loyalty, Fidelity and Zeal; in the hidden and submissive of his steps, Secret, and in the terribly out of tune voice of his singing, Terror of enemies.

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

* ANGIO: The Chief of Angio, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.

* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.

* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.

* 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.

* The family name Penha 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 Penha as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Penha

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