We use cookies to analyze our website traffic. You can see our cookie policy here. If you continue browsing you are accepting it.
Policy of cookies +

FAMILY GRIERS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Griers.

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

History and meaning for Griers.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Griers:

1) The origin of the family name Griers.

2) The meaning of the family name Griers.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Griers.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Griers.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

Are you proud to belong to your family? Do you want to know and have something important related to your family?. Click here

This name is the SYMBOL OF A FAMILY. If you have been invited to a wedding, event, meeting or anniversary, make a GREAT GIFT FOR WEDDINGS, ANNIVERSARIES and events..

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 Griers:

Name Griers

Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Griers. Very cheap.

burnt parchment for Griers name

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Griers

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

Click here to see in more detail the products displayed here and other heraldry for the family name Griers

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

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

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

3) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

* HEART: The Heart is a symbol of Vigilant Vassal. In its fiery color, it demonstrates Warmth of mind and loving expression of Affection.

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

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

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

* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.

* 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.

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

Related Words: Griers family crest | Origin of the name Griers | Genealogy of the family Griers | Heraldry of the name Griers | Coat of arms of Griers | Genealogy of the Griers | Origin of the Griers | Meaning of the name Griers.

Griers

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

Griers

Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter G index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Grienti | Go to name Grierson | 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