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FAMILY CLOUS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Clous.

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

History and meaning for Clous.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Clous:

1) The origin of the family name Clous.

2) The meaning of the family name Clous.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Clous.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Clous.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Clous have or have been established, among other places, in:

* The Netherlands, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg.

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

* Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique.

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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 Clous:

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Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Clous. Very cheap.

burnt parchment for Clous name

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Clous

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

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Clous appears in the work "Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique", which is the most complete work dedicated to the heraldry of the Netherlands with the history, meaning and description of the coats of arms and crets for family names and lineages, among which is the last name Clous. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.

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

3) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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

* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.

* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.

* EAGLE: The Eagle is an emblem of Generosity, Magnanimity and Bizarre spirit, that from the greatest heights does not stop monitoring the fulfillment of the least obligations of his position.

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

* FLEUR-DE-LIS: The Fleur-de-lis represents the Generous Courage that, for received grievances, repeatedly returns benefits, and is a symbol of French heraldry.

* CRANE: The Crane is a symbol of a well-ordered Government under the power of a good boss, who distributes surveillance in turns; it also symbolizes Prudence in the art of governing peoples well.

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

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

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

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

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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 Cloun | Go to name Clous | 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