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FAMILY CATIFE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Catife.

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

History and meaning for Catife.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Catife:

1) The origin of the family name Catife.

2) The meaning of the family name Catife.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Catife.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Catife.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Catife 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 Catife:

* 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 Catife:

Name Catife

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Catife

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

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The family Catife 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 Catife 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 Catife 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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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

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

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

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.

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

* FIRE: The Fire is a symbol of Magnanimity, Burning and Promptness in performances or intellectual tasks.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

* 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.

* DRAGANTE: Los Dragantes simbolizan el Cuidado y Vigilancia más exquisitos.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

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

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

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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 Catico | Go to name Catignani | 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