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FAMILY GRIBALDI: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Gribaldi.

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

History and meaning for Gribaldi.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Gribaldi:

1) The origin of the family name Gribaldi.

2) The meaning of the family name Gribaldi.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Gribaldi.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Gribaldi.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Gribaldi:

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

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

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

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) 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:

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

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

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* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

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

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

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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 Gribaldenghi | Go to name Gribauval | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

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