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FAMILY OLIPHANT DE GASK: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Oliphant de gask.

Genealogy of family Oliphant de gask, origin of Oliphant de gask, provenance of the family name Oliphant de gask.

History and meaning for Oliphant de gask.

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

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Oliphant de gask.

The surname Oliphant de gask is of COMPOSITE origin of the surname itself, which appears first, and of what appears after the DE (what does it mean OF), giving a sense of BELONGING. Most of these surnames are of Spanish origin, but there are also French, Belgian, etc.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Oliphant de gask:

1) The origin of the family name Oliphant de gask.

2) The meaning of the family name Oliphant de gask.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Oliphant de gask.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Oliphant de gask.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Oliphant de gask:

* 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 Oliphant de gask:

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

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

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 Oliphant de gask 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 Oliphant de gask as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Oliphant de gask

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Oliphant de gask:

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter O index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Oliphant de culquhair | Go to name Oliphant de kelly | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

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