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FAMILY GRANJON: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Granjon.

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

History and meaning for Granjon.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Granjon:

1) The origin of the family name Granjon.

2) The meaning of the family name Granjon.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Granjon.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Granjon.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Granjon:

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Granjon

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

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

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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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

* WOLF: The Wolf is a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.

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

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

* 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.

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

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

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

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

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

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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 Granjo | Go to name Granlesse | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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