FAMILY COTTRIEL: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Cottriel

Coat of arms and family crest of Cottriel.

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

History and meaning for Cottriel.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Cottriel 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 Cottriel.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cottriel:

1) The origin of the family name Cottriel.

2) The meaning of the family name Cottriel.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cottriel.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cottriel.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* The Netherlands, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg.

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

* Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique.

Are you proud to belong to your family? Do you want to know and have something important related to your family?. Click here

This name is the SYMBOL OF A FAMILY. If you have been invited to a wedding, event, meeting or anniversary, make a GREAT GIFT FOR WEDDINGS, ANNIVERSARIES and events..

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 Cottriel:

Name Cottriel

Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Cottriel. Very cheap.

heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

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

Click here to see in more detail the products displayed here and other heraldry for the family name Cottriel

The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Cottriel appears in the work "Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique", which is the most complete work dedicated to the heraldry of the Netherlands with the history, meaning and description of the coats of arms and crets for family names and lineages, among which is the last name Cottriel. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.

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:

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

* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.

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

* 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.

* ANJOU: The Chief of Anjou, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

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

Related Words: Cottriel family crest | Origin of the name Cottriel | Genealogy of the family Cottriel | Heraldry of the name Cottriel | Coat of arms of Cottriel | Genealogy of the Cottriel | Origin of the Cottriel | Meaning of the name Cottriel.

Cottriel

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

Cottriel

Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter C index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Cottrell-dormer | Go to name Cottu | 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