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FAMILY LETHAM: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Letham.

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

History and meaning for Letham.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Letham:

1) The origin of the family name Letham.

2) The meaning of the family name Letham.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Letham.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Letham.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Letham 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 Letham:

* 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 Letham:

Name Letham

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burnt parchment for Letham name

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Letham

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

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

2) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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

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

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* WHEEL: The Wheels symbolize Speed in carrying out the most arduous undertakings. They are also a symbol of Fortune, Favor and Inconstancy.

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

* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.

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

* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.

* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

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

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

Letham

Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter L index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Leth de lethenau | Go to name Lethbridge | 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