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FAMILY JAU: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Jau.

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

History and meaning for Jau.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Jau:

1) The origin of the family name Jau.

2) The meaning of the family name Jau.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Jau.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Jau.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

* The French region of Limoges.

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

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

* Nobiliaire du Diocèse et de la Generalite de Limoges, by L"Abbe Joseph Nadaud.

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

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

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

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:

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

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

* 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.

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

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

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter J index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Jatzkow | Go to name Jau | 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