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FAMILY CAM: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Cam.

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

History and meaning for Cam.

We know that the family name Cam has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cam:

1) The origin of the family name Cam.

2) The meaning of the family name Cam.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Cam.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Cam.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Persons with the name Cam proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.

It is known that the Cam 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 Cam:

* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

* The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, by Sir Bernard Burke, King of Arms.

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The family Cam 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 Cam 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 Cam is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.

The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Cam appears in the big "Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica" written by brothers Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa, and continued by Endika de Mogrobejo. There are more than 100 volumes that occupy this Encyclopedia where we can find the family name Cam. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Cam.

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) 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:

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

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

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

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

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

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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 Callwell | Go to name Cam | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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