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FAMILY CREED: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Creed.

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

History and meaning for Creed.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Creed:

1) The origin of the family name Creed.

2) The meaning of the family name Creed.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Creed.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Creed.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Creed 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 Creed:

* 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 Creed:

Name Creed

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burnt parchment for Creed name

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Creed

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

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The family Creed 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 Creed 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 Creed 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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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

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

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

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

* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

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

* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.

* THISTLE: The Thistle symbolizes in Heraldry a heart nobly humble, but so careful of its honor, that it defends with its sword the luster of its lineage.

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

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

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

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

Creed

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