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FAMILY GRENILL: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Grenill.

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

History and meaning for Grenill.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Grenill:

1) The origin of the family name Grenill.

2) The meaning of the family name Grenill.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Grenill.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Grenill.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Grenill 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 Grenill:

* 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 Grenill:

Name Grenill

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Grenill

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

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The family Grenill 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 Grenill 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 Grenill 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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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

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:

* 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.

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

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

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

* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.

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

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

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

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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 Grenieres | Go to name Greñir | 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