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FAMILY LOCREAU: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Locreau.

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

History and meaning for Locreau.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Locreau:

1) The origin of the family name Locreau.

2) The meaning of the family name Locreau.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Locreau.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Locreau.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Locreau:

Name Locreau

Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Locreau. Very cheap.

burnt parchment for Locreau name

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Locreau

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

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

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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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

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:

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

* LEBREL: The Lebrels denote Burning and Courage in undertaking dangers, with such decision, that they need to contain their effort. The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

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

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter L index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Locquet de l'isle | Go to name Locrenan | 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