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FAMILY DIX: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Dix.

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

History and meaning for Dix.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Dix:

1) The origin of the family name Dix.

2) The meaning of the family name Dix.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Dix.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Dix.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Dix 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 Dix:

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

* The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, by Sir Bernard Burke, King of Arms.

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The family Dix 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 Dix 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 Dix is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.

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

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

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

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:

* LION: The Lion symbolizes the Generously Warrior Spirit, adorned with the qualities of Vigilance, Dominion, Sovereignty, Majesty and Bravery.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

* bandaNOusar: La Banda es símbolo del tahalí, con que los Caballeros sujetaban su espada y también de la banda de color que usaban sobre su armadura los Generales y Capitanes.

* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* PANELA: The Panelas are figures similar to a heart and are a symbol of Vigilant Vassal.

* 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.

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

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

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

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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 Diwy | Go to name Dix | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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