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FAMILY DORKSEY: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Dorksey.

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

History and meaning for Dorksey.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Dorksey have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Dorksey.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Dorksey:

1) The origin of the family name Dorksey.

2) The meaning of the family name Dorksey.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Dorksey.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Dorksey.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Dorksey 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 Dorksey:

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

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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 Dorksey:

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

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

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

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

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:

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

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

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

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

* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* CRICKET: The Cricket is a symbol of the Irresolute and Inconstant Lover.

* CABRIO: The Cabrio 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.

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

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

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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 Doriz | Go to name Dorl | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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