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FAMILY DOTTON: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Dotton.

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

History and meaning for Dotton.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Dotton:

1) The origin of the family name Dotton.

2) The meaning of the family name Dotton.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Dotton.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Dotton.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Dotton 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 Dotton:

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

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

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

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

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

* STAR: The Stars symbolize Constancy in the service to the Sovereign in the jobs of Minister or Counselor.

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

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

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

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* 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.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

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

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

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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 Dotto | Go to name Dottore | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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