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FAMILY HOLCOMB: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Holcomb.

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

History and meaning for Holcomb.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Holcomb:

1) The origin of the family name Holcomb.

2) The meaning of the family name Holcomb.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Holcomb.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Holcomb.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Holcomb have or have been established, among other places, in:

* England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.

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

* The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, by Sir Bernard Burke, King of Arms.

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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 Holcomb:

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

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The family Holcomb appears in the "General The Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales" written by Sir Bernard Burke appeared for the first time in the year 1842. This book contains about 60,000 names as Holcomb and are the most comprehensive Collection of Arms, including the Bearings Armorial of Noblemen and Gentlemen of the British Empire, and diverse coats that were seen in churches, familiar mansions, tombs, etc. This book is very valued by who investigate on its ancestors and want to conserve their memory, by means of the history of its well-known actions and the representation of its symbols. Therefore, the name Holcomb is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.

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

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:

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

* ROSE: The Roses are an emblem of Beauty, of the Immaculate Honor, of the Nobility, of the recognized Merit and symbolize Constancy against depletions of fortune and Fierce Push to avenge the offenses that affect the trunk of their lineage.

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

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

* 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.

* borduraNOusar: La Bordura simboliza Protección, Favor y Recompensa; asimismo la cota que vestían los caballeros y que al salir de la pelea, ostentándola manchada de sangre enemiga, eran premiados con el añadido de la bordura de escudo, como insignia de Valor.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter H index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Holckema | Go to name Holcombe | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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