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FAMILY DRIEL: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Driel.

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

History and meaning for Driel.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Driel:

1) The origin of the family name Driel.

2) The meaning of the family name Driel.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Driel.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Driel.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Driel:

Name Driel

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burnt parchment for Driel name

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Driel

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

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Driel 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 Driel, 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 Driel, and origin for the family name Driel, nobiliary titles of the family name Driel and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Driel appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Driel 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 Driel alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Driel, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Driel, 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 Driel.

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

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

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:

* 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.

* 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.

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

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

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

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

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

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

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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 Driebergen (van) | Go to name Driel (van) | 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