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FAMILY GRIN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Grin.

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

History and meaning for Grin.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Grin:

1) The origin of the family name Grin.

2) The meaning of the family name Grin.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Grin.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Grin.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Persons with the name Grin 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 Grin:

* 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 Grin:

Name Grin

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

coat of arms sticker for Grin

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

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

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

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

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

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.

* STAR: The Stars symbolize Constancy in the service to the Sovereign in the jobs of Minister or Counselor.

* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

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

* CHESS: Chess symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

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

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

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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 Grimwood | Go to name Grinda | 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