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FAMILY GREEF (DE): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Greef (de).

Genealogy of family Greef (de), origin of Greef (de), provenance of the family name Greef (de).

History and meaning for Greef (de).

The heraldry and the history of the family name Greef (de) 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 Greef (de).

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Greef (de):

1) The origin of the family name Greef (de).

2) The meaning of the family name Greef (de).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Greef (de).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Greef (de).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Greef (de):

* 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 Greef (de):

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

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Coat of arms for the name Greef (de) 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 Greef (de) 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 Greef (de), 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 Greef (de), and origin for the family name Greef (de), nobiliary titles of the family name Greef (de) and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Greef (de) appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

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

It may be helpful for those with the name Greef (de) to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Greef (de) It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Greef (de) can have graphic variants.

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

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

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:

* 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.

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

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

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

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

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

* 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.

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

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

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Greef (de):

Greef (de)

Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter G index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Greef | Go to name Greefkes | 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