FAMILY GRENUS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Grenus

Coat of arms and family crest of Grenus.

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

History and meaning for Grenus.

Grenus is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Grenus an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Grenus:

1) The origin of the family name Grenus.

2) The meaning of the family name Grenus.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Grenus.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Grenus.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Grenus:

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

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

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

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:

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

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

* THISTLE: The Thistle symbolizes in Heraldry a heart nobly humble, but so careful of its honor, that it defends with its sword the luster of its lineage.

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

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

* RABBIT: The Rabbit symbolizes Love of letters or One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life.

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

* 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.

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

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

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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 Grentmesnell | Go to name Grenut | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests