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FAMILY DONAES: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Donaes.

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

History and meaning for Donaes.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Donaes:

1) The origin of the family name Donaes.

2) The meaning of the family name Donaes.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Donaes.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Donaes.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Donaes:

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

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

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

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

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

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

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

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

* RAVEN: The Raven is a symbol of the Bold and Courageous Spirit that risks itself in defense of its benefactors.

* 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.

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.

* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.

* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.

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

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

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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 Donado-mazarron | Go to name Donaghue | 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