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FAMILY OLM: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Olm.

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

History and meaning for Olm.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Olm:

1) The origin of the family name Olm.

2) The meaning of the family name Olm.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Olm.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Olm.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Persons with the name Olm proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.

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

* 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 Olm:

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

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

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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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

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

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

* CABRIO: The Cabrio 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.

* FIRE: The Fire is a symbol of Magnanimity, Burning and Promptness in performances or intellectual tasks.

* EAGLE: The Eagle is an emblem of Generosity, Magnanimity and Bizarre spirit, that from the greatest heights does not stop monitoring the fulfillment of the least obligations of his position.

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

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

Related Words: Olm family crest | Origin of the name Olm | Genealogy of the family Olm | Heraldry of the name Olm | Coat of arms of Olm | Genealogy of the Olm | Origin of the Olm | Meaning of the name Olm.

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

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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 Oljeqvist | Go to name Olma | 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