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FAMILY DRAFFEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Draffen.

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

History and meaning for Draffen.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Draffen:

1) The origin of the family name Draffen.

2) The meaning of the family name Draffen.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Draffen.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Draffen.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Draffen 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 Draffen:

* 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 Draffen:

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

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The family Draffen 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 Draffen 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 Draffen 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) 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:

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* CHEVRON: The Chevron symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

* LAMB: The Lamb symbolizes the Kings and Leaders who have to sacrifice themselves to the good and care of their subjects; also denotes in the whiteness of fleeces, Qualified Nobility.

* LEBREL: The Lebrels denote Burning and Courage in undertaking dangers, with such decision, that they need to contain their effort. The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter D index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Draeck (de) | Go to name Dragancich | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests