FAMILY PICINA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Picina

Coat of arms and family crest of Picina.

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

History and meaning for Picina.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Picina have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Picina.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Picina:

1) The origin of the family name Picina.

2) The meaning of the family name Picina.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Picina.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Picina.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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:

* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.

* CHEVRON: The Chevron symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

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

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

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

* WOLF: The Wolf is a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

* EYE: The Eye is a symbol of Ingenuity and Capacity, if both are painted it symbolizes Vigilance and Care.

* LAMB: The Lamb symbolizes the Kings and Leaders who have to sacrifice themselves to the good and care of their subjects; also denotes in the whiteness of fleeces, Qualified Nobility.

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

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