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FAMILY GREYNS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Greyns.

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

History and meaning for Greyns.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Greyns:

1) The origin of the family name Greyns.

2) The meaning of the family name Greyns.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Greyns.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Greyns.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Greyns:

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

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

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

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

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

* 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.

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

* 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.

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

* EAGLE: The Eagle is an emblem of Generosity, Magnanimity and Bizarre spirit, that from the greatest heights does not stop monitoring the fulfillment of the least obligations of his position.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

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* 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.

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

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

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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 Greynor | Go to name Greys | 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