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FAMILY GRENAUD: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Grenaud.

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

History and meaning for Grenaud.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Grenaud:

1) The origin of the family name Grenaud.

2) The meaning of the family name Grenaud.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Grenaud.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Grenaud.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Grenaud have or have been established, among other places, in:

* France.

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

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

* Armorial du Bibliophile, by Joannis Guigard.

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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 Grenaud:

Name Grenaud

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

coat of arms sticker for Grenaud

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

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

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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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:

* CRICKET: The Cricket is a symbol of the Irresolute and Inconstant Lover.

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

* WOLF: The Wolf is a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

* FESS: The Fess represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, into which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* CABRIO: The Cabrio symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

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

* PINE: The Pine, due to its elevation, is a symbol of Noble and enlightened Thoughts and due to its resinous nature, suitable for burning, of a Fiery Heart in avenging family outrages.

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

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

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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 Grenalder | Go to name Grenaud | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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