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Surname

Picallo

 

Javier Jesús Chouza Picallo · 30 marzo 2018 18:58


Meaning of the surname
Noble family, both sex, braggart (also exist picayo and picaglio)

Meaning of the coat of arms
In the shield there is a big gold mountain that represents the nobility and the splendor. This was a color that express the balance between the red of justicie and white for compasion. The red is on the blackboard; this represents the royalty, the gentlemen, men of justicie... There´s a flower on the top of the mountain of gold too that means force, generosity and purity.

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Surname

Granja

 

Marcos Granja Grille · 5 abril 2018 09:04


Meaning of the surname
I discovered that this shield or another very similar to it, appeared initially from the XI century to the XIV century, particularly in the council of Leon of 1020 in which the supremacy of the royal jurisdiction over the nobles was recognized, this family was also related to the council of Coyanza of 1050 in which the resolutions of the previous one were confirmed. The references of this family seem to be specified more frequently from the fifteenth to the nineteenth century especially the events of the escort that accompanied the future King D. Felipe, son of Carlos I (V of Germany), from La Coruña to Southampton on 20 July 1554 for the celebration of his wedding with the unattractive Doña Maria Tudor, called the bloodthirsty, Queen of England and daughter of Henry VIII. All this seems to coincide with the family memory of some of the members of the branch of the Granja family.

Meaning of the coat of arms
The shape of this shield comes from modern French shields.
The background of this coat of arms is color Gules (In heraldry, this means that the background is red) It is the color of the beginning of life and the central fire that animates the worlds. The possessor of red is wise and manifests it in his actions. Love and self-control.
In the foreground there is a castle that originally symbolized the strength of virtue, the ancient nobility, grandeur and elevation, denoting asylum and safeguard and feudal power. In civic heraldry, usually refers to the castle of the place.
There is a flag with a rooster. The rooster signifies faith and light. The morning song of the rooster represents the triumph over darkness and evil, so the symbol was becoming important.

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Surname

Taboada

 

Yago Taboada Burgos · 13 mayo 2019 20:40


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Meaning of the surname
Tuvo su origen en Galicia, en la provincia de Lugo donde existe un municipio llamado Taboada que dio origen al apellido.
Derivado de tablada ("cada uno de los espacios en que se divide una huerta para su riego'').

Meaning of the coat of arms
El escudo de la familia Taboada hace referencia a una leyenda, que tiene como símbolos heráldicos, cuatro barras (las tablas de un puente) rodeados de ocho calderos que representan al grupo de combatientes de la leyenda.

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Jerez

 

Gabriel Jerez sanz · 6 mayo 2019 20:02


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Meaning of the surname
Su significado procede del linaje de Asturias, uno de sus caballeros obtuvo el apellido Jerez, por haberse distinguido en la toma de la ciudad de Jerez de la Frontera. El apellido Jerez proviene de Árabe sherichs, que significa "ciudad".

Meaning of the coat of arms
 En campo de simple, una torre de plata, sobre ondas , y arrimado a ella, un barco de oro, con sus remos de oro.

Surname

Terán

 

Laura Fernández Terán · 11 abril 2018 20:04


Meaning of the surname
Terán was the name assumed by German warriors who fought against the Moors in the siege of Spain known as Terán, when they won they were named by the King of Spain as knights of the crown having since then the name of Knights of Terán, which became in his last name.

Meaning of the coat of arms
Coat of gold and three blue bands and two red stars, one in the upper part of said bands and another in the left corner of the bands. Edge of the silver shield and five bloody serpent heads.

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