FAMILY DUJAS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Dujas

Coat of arms and family crest of Dujas.

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

History and meaning for Dujas.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Dujas:

1) The origin of the family name Dujas.

2) The meaning of the family name Dujas.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Dujas.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Dujas.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

3) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

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

* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

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

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

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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 Dujardin | Go to name Dujast d'amberieux | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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