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Language of the text: Italiano
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Ancient and very noble family of Tyrol, with residence in Bolzano, which has spread over the centuries in various regions of Europe and the world. According to authoritative genealogists, the origin of this cognomination should be sought in the medieval Latin name "Subtilis", with the meaning of "intelligent, acute". In any case, the clear nobility of the family is confirmed by the presence, of its blazon, in the valuable work "Armorial général" by the Dutch heraldist and genealogist JB Rietstap. From a chromatic and symbolic analysis of the coat of arms, we can obtain some important information on the virtues associated with this surname. Being the color of the sky, blue represents the incorruptible glory, virtue and firmness; the star is apt to represent the mind turned to God, the finesse of soul, the sublime actions, the glorious fame and nobility as well as the splendor of the family; the ...
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When you buy a heraldic document a new accurate analysis of the heraldic research will be performed by an expert heraldist and the document will be written in Italian or English.
The coat of arms will be checked and, if necessary, redesigned in strict compliance with the heraldic rules by our experts.
BlazonSottil
1. Coat of arms of family: Sottil
Language of the text: Italiano
Partito; al 1° d'azzurro a una stella d'argento; al 2° d'azzurro a due bande d'argento. Cimiero: tre piume di struzzo d'oro, d'azzurro e d'argento. Svolazzi d'oro e d'azzurro.
Citato in "Armorial Général par J.B.Rietstap - Deuxième èdition refondue et augmentée - Tome II L-Z" p. 802.
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