FAMILY LACOMBE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Lacombe

Coat of arms and family crest of Lacombe.

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

History and meaning for Lacombe.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Lacombe:

1) The origin of the family name Lacombe.

2) The meaning of the family name Lacombe.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Lacombe.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Lacombe.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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:

* PEACOCK: The Peacock, by its head denotes Prudence; for his chest, of gold and sapphire, Loyalty, Fidelity and Zeal; in the hidden and submissive of his steps, Secret, and in the terribly out of tune voice of his singing, Terror of enemies.

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

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

* THISTLE: The Thistle symbolizes in Heraldry a heart nobly humble, but so careful of its honor, that it defends with its sword the luster of its lineage.

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.

* 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.

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

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

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