A record of documented arms, meaning and origin, researched for the Fiori family of Italy.
Reg. 6979 · Italian, D–F
Coat of Arms & Family Crest Details
Symbols on this shield
cross symbolChristian faith and service
chiefAuthority, wisdom and dominion
roseThe seventh son, and beauty with grace
mulletThe third son, and a divine quality from above
Colours
Silver (Argent)Means: Peace and sincerity
Red (Gules)Means: Military strength
Blue (Azure)Means: Loyalty and truth
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)
“D'arg. à deux roses de gu., tigées et feuillées de sin., accostées; à la croix de gu., br. sur le tout, chaque bras ch. d'une étoile (5) d'or; au chef d'azur, ch. de trois étoiles (5) d'or.”
ItalyBologne, c. 1775
Where the Fiori Arms Were Recorded
Bologne
Map of Italy showing where the Fiori arms are recorded
The Fiori arms were recorded in Bologne, c. 1775.
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 Fiori 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 Italy.
Origin & History of the Fiori Family in Italy
The surname Fiori is a classic Italian occupational and descriptive name derived from the word for flower. In the context of the Italian peninsula, such names were often adopted during the Middle Ages to reflect a person's connection to nature, their trade as a florist or gardener, or even as a symbolic nickname for someone with a bright or pleasant personality. By the time the family was firmly established in Bologna in 1775, the name had become a well-recognized fixture within the urban social structure of the Emilia-Romagna region. During this period, families in Bologna were often deeply integrated into the city’s thriving commercial and academic life, as the city was home to one of the oldest universities in the world. The presence of the Fiori name in historical records from this era suggests a family that was likely involved in the local trades or professional guilds that defined the daily life of eighteenth-century Bologna.
Related Branches & Arms
Root word
Flos
Latin term referring to a flower or blossom.
This name
FioriAn occupational or topographic name for someone who lived near flowers or worked as a florist.
also spelled
Fyori
Fiorie
Feeoree
Fiory
Related arms
Fiorevariant spelling
Documented Sources
J. B. Rietstap, Armorial Général, Gouda: G. B. van Goor Zonen, 1884–87
De Felice, Emidio. Dizionario dei cognomi italiani, 1978
Archivio di Stato di Bologna, Stato civile della Restaurazione, 1775
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cross symbolChristian faith and service
chiefAuthority, wisdom and dominion
roseThe seventh son, and beauty with grace
mulletThe third son, and a divine quality from above
cross symbolChristian faith and service
chiefAuthority, wisdom and dominion
roseThe seventh son, and beauty with grace
mulletThe third son, and a divine quality from above
