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FAMILY GREENFORD: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Greenford.

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

History and meaning for Greenford.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Greenford:

1) The origin of the family name Greenford.

2) The meaning of the family name Greenford.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Greenford.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Greenford.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Greenford 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 Greenford:

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

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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 Greenford:

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

coat of arms sticker for Greenford

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

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The family Greenford 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 Greenford 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 Greenford 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) 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:

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

* 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.

* STAG: The Stag symbolizes Effortless Courage, which draws and recovers energy even on the most adverse occasions.

* FUSIL: The Fusil is a symbol of Righteousness, Prudence and Equity and of the conveniences achieved through these virtues; it serves as a hieroglyph for those who gathered many goods using lawful and upright means.

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

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

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

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

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

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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 Greenfield | Go to name Greenhalgh | 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