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FAMILY CALVEY: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Calvey.

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

History and meaning for Calvey.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Calvey:

1) The origin of the family name Calvey.

2) The meaning of the family name Calvey.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Calvey.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Calvey.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Calvey 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 Calvey:

* 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 Calvey:

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

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

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

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

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

* 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.

* bandaNOusar: La Banda es símbolo del tahalí, con que los Caballeros sujetaban su espada y también de la banda de color que usaban sobre su armadura los Generales y Capitanes.

* WOLVES: The Wolves are a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

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

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

* SUN: The Sun is a symbol of Sovereigns and Kings, those who with their power vivify the entire State; It is an emblem of Eternity, Greatness, Power, Providence, Illustrious Nobility and Magnificence.

* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

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

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

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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 Calvet-rogniat | Go to name Calvez | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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