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FAMILY CLAYE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Claye.

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

History and meaning for Claye.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Claye:

1) The origin of the family name Claye.

2) The meaning of the family name Claye.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Claye.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Claye.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Claye 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 Claye:

* 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 Claye:

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

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

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

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

* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.

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

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

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

* 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.

* ANGIO: The Chief of Angio, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

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

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

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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 Claydon | Go to name Clayen (de) | 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