FAMILY CROMERTY: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Cromerty

Coat of arms and family crest of Cromerty.

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

History and meaning for Cromerty.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cromerty:

1) The origin of the family name Cromerty.

2) The meaning of the family name Cromerty.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cromerty.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cromerty.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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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 Cromerty:

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Cromerty 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 Cromerty, 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 Cromerty, and origin for the family name Cromerty, nobiliary titles of the family name Cromerty and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Cromerty appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Cromerty 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 Cromerty alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Cromerty, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Cromerty, 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 Cromerty.

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

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:

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

* CROWN: The Crown is a symbol of Royal or Seigniorial Authority and Dignity or Honorary Badge.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

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

* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.

* CHESS: Chess symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

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

* 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.

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

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

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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 Cromer | Go to name Cromerty (comte de) | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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