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FAMILY DREWITZ: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Drewitz.

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

History and meaning for Drewitz.

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

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

The surname Drewitz is GERMANIZED SLAVIC and is probably of JEWISH origin, as surnames containing the particles ITZ or ITSCH usually are.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Drewitz:

1) The origin of the family name Drewitz.

2) The meaning of the family name Drewitz.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Drewitz.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Drewitz.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

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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 Drewitz:

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

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Drewitz are collected in the Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap, this work is the greatest work of heraldry ever written and drawn, with more than 100,000 family names from around the world (English, Scotish, Welsh, Spanish, French, Italians, Poles, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.), among which is the name Drewitz, arranged alphabetically, and DRAWN, including a heraldic handbook with drawings, a complete glossary of terms, a supplement and an appendix. Complete description the coat of arms Drewitz, and origin for the family name Drewitz, nobiliary titles of the family name Drewitz and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Drewitz appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Drewitz appears in Rietstap Armorial General that is a multi-volume work on the coats-of-arms of the world; it is both monumental and without equal, and is the most exhaustive undertaking of its kind. The Armorial General is the most authoritative work on the coats-of-arms in the world. The descriptions of the arms cover those of more than 100,000 families, included Drewitz alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Drewitz, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Drewitz, and the date his title was conferred. The basic text was established with the publication of the second edition, corrected and enlarged, of 1884-1887. This most important reference work contains the shields of thousands of Coats of Arms covering the whole world, arranged alphabetically under surnames, as Drewitz.

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

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

3) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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

* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.

* 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.

* SEA: The Sea symbolizes a raging and wrathful spirit that does not lose, however, the limits of the obedience that it owes to its sovereign.

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.

* WHEEL: The Wheels symbolize Speed in carrying out the most arduous undertakings. They are also a symbol of Fortune, Favor and Inconstancy.

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

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

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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 Drewett | Go to name Drewnick | 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