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FAMILY CLUYS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Cluys.

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

History and meaning for Cluys.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cluys:

1) The origin of the family name Cluys.

2) The meaning of the family name Cluys.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cluys.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cluys.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* The French region of Limoges.

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

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

* Nobiliaire du Diocèse et de la Generalite de Limoges, by L"Abbe Joseph Nadaud.

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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 Cluys:

Name Cluys

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Cluys are collected in the Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap, this work is the greatest work of heraldry ever written and drawn, with more than 100,000 family names from around the world (English, Scotish, Welsh, Spanish, French, Italians, Poles, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.), among which is the name Cluys, arranged alphabetically, and DRAWN, including a heraldic handbook with drawings, a complete glossary of terms, a supplement and an appendix. Complete description the coat of arms Cluys, and origin for the family name Cluys, nobiliary titles of the family name Cluys and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Cluys appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Cluys appears in Rietstap Armorial General that is a multi-volume work on the coats-of-arms of the world; it is both monumental and without equal, and is the most exhaustive undertaking of its kind. The Armorial General is the most authoritative work on the coats-of-arms in the world. The descriptions of the arms cover those of more than 100,000 families, included Cluys alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Cluys, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Cluys, and the date his title was conferred. The basic text was established with the publication of the second edition, corrected and enlarged, of 1884-1887. This most important reference work contains the shields of thousands of Coats of Arms covering the whole world, arranged alphabetically under surnames, as Cluys.

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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

3) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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

* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.

* RABBIT: The Rabbit symbolizes Love of letters or One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life.

* FIRE: The Fire is a symbol of Magnanimity, Burning and Promptness in performances or intellectual tasks.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

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

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter C index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Cluyke | Go to name Cluys | 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