FAMILY ORMESTON: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Ormeston

Coat of arms and family crest of Ormeston.

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

History and meaning for Ormeston.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Ormeston:

1) The origin of the family name Ormeston.

2) The meaning of the family name Ormeston.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Ormeston.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Ormeston.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Ormeston have or have been established, among other places, in:

* England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.

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

* The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, by Sir Bernard Burke, King of Arms.

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The family Ormeston appears in the "General The Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales" written by Sir Bernard Burke appeared for the first time in the year 1842. This book contains about 60,000 names as Ormeston and are the most comprehensive Collection of Arms, including the Bearings Armorial of Noblemen and Gentlemen of the British Empire, and diverse coats that were seen in churches, familiar mansions, tombs, etc. This book is very valued by who investigate on its ancestors and want to conserve their memory, by means of the history of its well-known actions and the representation of its symbols. Therefore, the name Ormeston is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.

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

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

3) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.

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

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