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FAMILY FIRLEY: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Firley.

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

History and meaning for Firley.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Firley:

1) The origin of the family name Firley.

2) The meaning of the family name Firley.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Firley.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Firley.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Firley:

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

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

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

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

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:

* 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.

* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

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

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

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

* 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.

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter F index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Firle | Go to name Firley | 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