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FAMILY CORDRAY: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Cordray.

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

History and meaning for Cordray.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Cordray have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Cordray.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cordray:

1) The origin of the family name Cordray.

2) The meaning of the family name Cordray.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cordray.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cordray.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Cordray 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 Cordray:

* 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 Cordray:

Name Cordray

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

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

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

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

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

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

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.

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

* ROSE: The Roses are an emblem of Beauty, of the Immaculate Honor, of the Nobility, of the recognized Merit and symbolize Constancy against depletions of fortune and Fierce Push to avenge the offenses that affect the trunk of their lineage.

* 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.

* LION: The Lion symbolizes the Generously Warrior Spirit, adorned with the qualities of Vigilance, Dominion, Sovereignty, Majesty and Bravery.

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.

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

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

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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 Cordozo | Go to name Cordrey | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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

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