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FAMILY BRAID: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Braid.

Genealogy of family Braid, origin of Braid, provenance of the family name Braid.

History and meaning for Braid.

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Braid.

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Braid.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Braid:

1) The origin of the family name Braid.

2) The meaning of the family name Braid.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Braid.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Braid.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Braid have or have been established, among other places, in:

* England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Braid:

* The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, by Sir Bernard Burke, King of Arms.

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We put at your disposal the heraldic, the coat of arms and crest for this family name in various formats: The images that appear here are examples and none of them belong to the coat of arms for the name Braid:

Name Braid

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Braid.
heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

Coat of arms for Braid and the history and origin for the family name Braid in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

coat of arms sticker for Braid

Coat of arms for the name Braid in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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The family Braid appears in the "General The Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales" written by Sir Bernard Burke appeared for the first time in the year 1842. This book contains about 60,000 names as Braid and are the most comprehensive Collection of Arms, including the Bearings Armorial of Noblemen and Gentlemen of the British Empire, and diverse coats that were seen in churches, familiar mansions, tombs, etc. This book is very valued by who investigate on its ancestors and want to conserve their memory, by means of the history of its well-known actions and the representation of its symbols. Therefore, the name Braid is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.

One of the most distinctive qualities of heraldry is the use of a limited palette of colours and patterns, usually referred to as tinctures. These are divided into three categories, known as metals, colours, and furs.

Next we are going to see the meanings of three tinctures:

1) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

2) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

3) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* RIVER: The River symbolizes, due to its condition of increasing its flow as it advances, the Knight who leaves his house with a desire to advance and returns to it enriched with Erudition and Fortune.

* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.

* CAULDRON: The Cauldrons along with other vessels: cups, jugs and kettles, which were used to handle victuals, were formerly the Richman brand.

* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

* The family name Braid appears in the list of last names of Heraldry & Crests so its complete history, crest and coat of arms or heraldic shields can be known on his website: http://www.heraldrycrests.com/

Heraldry for family name Braid as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Braid

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Braid:

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter B index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Braicich | Go to name Braida | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests