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FAMILY GRETHC: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Grethc.

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

History and meaning for Grethc.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Grethc:

1) The origin of the family name Grethc.

2) The meaning of the family name Grethc.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Grethc.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Grethc.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Grethc:

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Grethc

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

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

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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

2) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

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

* CHECKY: The Checky symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* ROSE: The Roses are an emblem of Beauty, of the Immaculate Honor, of the Nobility, of the recognized Merit and symbolize Constancy against depletions of fortune and Fierce Push to avenge the offenses that affect the trunk of their lineage.

* LEBREL: The Lebrels denote Burning and Courage in undertaking dangers, with such decision, that they need to contain their effort. The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

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

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

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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 Gretham | Go to name Grethead | 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