FAMILY OM: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Om

Coat of arms and family crest of Om.

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

History and meaning for Om.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Om have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Om.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Om:

1) The origin of the family name Om.

2) The meaning of the family name Om.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Om.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Om.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

As stated in the archives of the Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, the Om proved their chivalry in this institution.

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

* 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 Om:

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

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

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

2) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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

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

* STAR: The Stars symbolize Constancy in the service to the Sovereign in the jobs of Minister or Counselor.

* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

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

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

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

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

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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 Ollyves | Go to name Om | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests