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FAMILY GRAVE (TEN): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Grave (ten).

Genealogy of family Grave (ten), origin of Grave (ten), provenance of the family name Grave (ten).

History and meaning for Grave (ten).

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Grave (ten).

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Grave (ten).

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Grave (ten):

1) The origin of the family name Grave (ten).

2) The meaning of the family name Grave (ten).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Grave (ten).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Grave (ten).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Grave (ten):

* 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 Grave (ten):

Name Grave (ten)

Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Grave (ten). Very cheap.

burnt parchment for Grave (ten) name

Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Grave (ten).
heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

Coat of arms for Grave (ten) and the history and origin for the family name Grave (ten) in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

coat of arms sticker for Grave (ten)

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

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

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

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:

* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.

* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

* EAGLE: The Eagle is an emblem of Generosity, Magnanimity and Bizarre spirit, that from the greatest heights does not stop monitoring the fulfillment of the least obligations of his position.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* PEACOCK: The Peacock, by its head denotes Prudence; for his chest, of gold and sapphire, Loyalty, Fidelity and Zeal; in the hidden and submissive of his steps, Secret, and in the terribly out of tune voice of his singing, Terror of enemies.

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

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

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Grave (ten):

Grave (ten)

Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter G index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Grave (de) | Go to name Grave (van de) | 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