A record of documented arms, meaning and origin, researched for the Bonano family of Italy.
Reg. 3029 · Italian, A–C
Coat of Arms & Family Crest Details
Symbols on this shield
roseThe seventh son, and beauty with grace
fleur de lisPurity, light, and the sixth son
wheatsheafPlenty, and the harvest of one's own labour
Colours
Black (Sable)Means: Constancy
Silver (Argent)Means: Peace and sincerity
Gold (Or)Means: Generosity
Historical info
Source
J. B. Rietstap, Armorial Général, Gouda: G. B. van Goor Zonen, 1884–87
Blazon (the actual original written record)
“Parti: au 1 de sa. à la barre ondée, acc. en chef d'une rose et en p. d'une fleur-de-lis, le tout d'arg.; au 2 d'arg. à un moine, hab. au nat., tenant une corne d'abondance d'arg., d'où sortent trois épis d'or. C.: trois épis d'or, entre un vol de sa. L. d'or et de sa.”
LombardyKempten Bav · Lombardy, c. 1775
Where the Bonano Arms Were Recorded
Lombardy
Map of Italy showing where the Bonano arms are recorded
The Bonano arms were recorded in Lombardy, c. 1775.
Lombardy was the richest farming country in Italy with Milan at its centre. Its leading families held both city offices and country estates, and both kinds of standing were marked with arms.
This is where the arms were entered in the register. Families often moved to other parts of the country, so the same name can turn up in more than one region.
The body that granted and recorded arms in Italy in this period.
Alvise Giovanni Mocenigo
Sovereign of the period
Alvise Giovanni Mocenigo
1763–1778
Reigning in Italy when the Bonano arms are first recorded.
How Arms Worked in Italy
In the Italian states, coats of arms were often used by noble families to show their status and history. These symbols were passed down through the generations to all legitimate male descendants. Younger branches of a family usually kept the original design but sometimes added small changes to distinguish their specific line from the main branch.
Granting authority
Various local rulers and city governments controlled the use of coats of arms across the different Italian states.
How they got arms
Families often assumed their own arms or received them as official grants from local lords, popes, or city councils.
Where arms were recorded
Arms were recorded in local city archives or private family books rather than in one single national register.
The family's standing
Recorded among the armigerous families of Lombardy.
Origin & History of the Bonano Family in Italy
The family name Bonano traces its roots to the northern Italian region of Lombardy, where members of the family were documented as early as 1775. The name itself is derived from the Italian words "buono" and "anno," which together carry the meaning of a good year. Historically, this suggests that the name may have been a celebratory nickname given to a child born during a time of prosperity or a bountiful harvest. Families in this region during the late eighteenth century were often tied to the land and local trade, and the Bonano name likely spread through small rural communities as the family established their presence in the local economy. Because Lombardy was a hub for agricultural and commercial growth during this period, the Bonano family would have been part of a society that valued community ties and long-standing local traditions.
Related Branches & Arms
Root word
Bonus
Latin term meaning good or virtuous.
This name
BonanoDerived from a medieval personal name signifying a good or kind person.
also spelled
Bonane
Bonan
Related arms
Gradenigirecorded with Bonano, same area
Documented Sources
J. B. Rietstap, Armorial Général, Gouda: G. B. van Goor Zonen, 1884–87
Caffi, Michele, Dizionario storico-blasonico delle famiglie nobili e notabili italiane estinte e fiorenti, 1886
Archivio di Stato di Milano, Stato Civile della Restaurazione, 1815–1865
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roseThe seventh son, and beauty with grace
fleur de lisPurity, light, and the sixth son
wheatsheafPlenty, and the harvest of one's own labour
roseThe seventh son, and beauty with grace
fleur de lisPurity, light, and the sixth son
wheatsheafPlenty, and the harvest of one's own labour
