FAMILY DOMINICUS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Dominicus

Coat of arms and family crest of Dominicus.

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

History and meaning for Dominicus.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Dominicus:

1) The origin of the family name Dominicus.

2) The meaning of the family name Dominicus.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Dominicus.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Dominicus.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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

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

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

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.

* THISTLE: The Thistle symbolizes in Heraldry a heart nobly humble, but so careful of its honor, that it defends with its sword the luster of its lineage.

* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.

* 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.

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

* CAULDRON: The Cauldrons along with other vessels: cups, jugs and kettles, which were used to handle victuals, were formerly the Richman brand.

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

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