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FAMILY GREBAN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Greban.

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

History and meaning for Greban.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Greban 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 Greban.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Greban:

1) The origin of the family name Greban.

2) The meaning of the family name Greban.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Greban.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Greban.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Greban:

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

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

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

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) 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:

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

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

* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.

* FLEUR-DE-LIS: The Fleur-de-lis represents the Generous Courage that, for received grievances, repeatedly returns benefits, and is a symbol of French heraldry.

* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

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

* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter G index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Greaves-banning | Go to name Grebaumaisnil | 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