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FAMILY GREVILL: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Grevill.

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

History and meaning for Grevill.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Grevill:

1) The origin of the family name Grevill.

2) The meaning of the family name Grevill.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Grevill.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Grevill.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Grevill 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 Grevill:

* 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 Grevill:

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

coat of arms sticker for Grevill

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

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

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:

* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.

* 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.

* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.

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

* FLEUR-DE-LIS: The Fleur-de-lis represents the Generous Courage that, for received grievances, repeatedly returns benefits, and is a symbol of French heraldry.

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

* LION: The Lion symbolizes the Generously Warrior Spirit, adorned with the qualities of Vigilance, Dominion, Sovereignty, Majesty and Bravery.

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

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

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

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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 Greves | Go to name Greville | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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