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FAMILY GRIM: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Grim.

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

History and meaning for Grim.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Grim:

1) The origin of the family name Grim.

2) The meaning of the family name Grim.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Grim.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Grim.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Persons with the name Grim proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.

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

* 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 Grim:

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

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

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

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

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:

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

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

* WHEEL: The Wheels symbolize Speed in carrying out the most arduous undertakings. They are also a symbol of Fortune, Favor and Inconstancy.

* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.

* CABRIO: The Cabrio symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

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

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

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

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

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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 Grilly | Go to name Grima | 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