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FAMILY OBRIEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Obrien.

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

History and meaning for Obrien.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Obrien:

1) The origin of the family name Obrien.

2) The meaning of the family name Obrien.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Obrien.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Obrien.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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coat of arms sticker for Obrien

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

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The coat of arms, family crest, meaning, history and heraldry for Obrien appears in some or some books of the wide heraldic library of the Heraldry & Crests ( https://www.heraldrycrests.com ). In this web of the surname Obrien some of the mentioned books appear, although there are more works.There are also data of Obrien in parochial records of baptisms, marriages and deaths.

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) 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:

* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.

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

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

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

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

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

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

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

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

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