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FAMILY NAGELS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Nagels.

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

History and meaning for Nagels.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Nagels:

1) The origin of the family name Nagels.

2) The meaning of the family name Nagels.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Nagels.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Nagels.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

* Luxembourg.

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

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

* Livre dor de la noblesse luxembourgeoise.

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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 Nagels:

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

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

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

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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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

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

* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.

* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.

* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.

* CAULDRON: The Cauldrons along with other vessels: cups, jugs and kettles, which were used to handle victuals, were formerly the Richman brand.

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

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

* CHEVRON: The Chevron symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

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

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter N index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Nagelmakers | Go to name Nagels | 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