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Maltese surnames- Curmi, Decaro, Xuerep, Galia and Gambin coat of arms. Arms started to be granted not only to aristocrats but also to people of stature as means of identification in times of high illiteracy. [3] The majority of the titles still used in Malta today were created during the period of the Knights of St. John.
The coat of arms of Malta is the national coat of arms of the country of Malta.. The present coat of arms is described by the Emblem and Public Seal of Malta Act of 1988 as a shield showing an heraldic representation of the national flag of Malta; above the shield a mural crown in gold with a sally port and five turrets representing the fortifications of Malta and denoting a city-state; and ...
The surname Cassar may have derived from the given name "Cesare," and further back from the Roman family name "Caesar." In Classical antiquity, the name "Caesar" was associated by folk etymology with the Latin word "caesaries" (meaning head of hair). The Maltese Cassar coat of arms has the Latin word "SPES" (meaning "hope") inscribed on it.
A lintel on the Street of the Knights of Rhodes, featuring the coat of arms of the Knights of Rhodes (in the center), flanked by the coats of arms of Grand Masters Hélion de Villeneuve (r. 1319–1346) and Dieudonné de Gozon (r. 1346–1353), again flanked by the coats of arms of England and of king Edward III of England, c. 1350.
[2] Another states that the surname may be a Maltese form of Sicilian Bug(G)Ea from Greek Boukaios ‘Cowherd Herdsman’ or from Buggia, Salentine And Sicilian Dialects. This explanation may have more merit in as much as the Bugeja coat of arms features a cow under a six-pointed star. [3]
Ellul is a Maltese surname. Found in the 12th century (Hellul) residing in Malta of Arabic Christian origin. Ellul is most likely derived from the Arabic word هِلَال (hilāl) meaning crescent moon, as the crescent moon is found on the family’s coat of arms. Older variations include: Hellul, Hellule, Hellun, Alūn, Gellul
a grant of personal arms may be made to citizens of Malta and to citizens of other countries, and is "a singular honour issued at the discretion of the Chief of Herald of Arms," based on the following criteria : (a) any honours received, (b) involvement of the applicant in public life, together with other merits and activities, (c) professional ...
Xuereb is a Maltese surname. The Xuereb surname is mentioned by Charles A. Gauci in his book The Genealogy and Heraldry of the Noble Families of Malta. He writes that the earliest references of this family are in 1517, with Tommeo Xuereb mentioned as "Nobile" or "Noble". Notable people with the surname include: Aaron Xuereb (born 1979), Maltese ...