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FAMILY COTGREVE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Cotgreve.

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

History and meaning for Cotgreve.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cotgreve:

1) The origin of the family name Cotgreve.

2) The meaning of the family name Cotgreve.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cotgreve.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cotgreve.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Cotgreve 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 Cotgreve:

* 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 Cotgreve:

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

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

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The family Cotgreve 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 Cotgreve 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 Cotgreve 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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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

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

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* HEART: The Heart is a symbol of Vigilant Vassal. In its fiery color, it demonstrates Warmth of mind and loving expression of Affection.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.

* LAMB: The Lamb symbolizes the Kings and Leaders who have to sacrifice themselves to the good and care of their subjects; also denotes in the whiteness of fleeces, Qualified Nobility.

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

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

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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 Cotgrave | Go to name Cotgrieve | 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