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FAMILY PERCIVALL: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Percivall.

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

History and meaning for Percivall.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Percivall:

1) The origin of the family name Percivall.

2) The meaning of the family name Percivall.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Percivall.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Percivall.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Percivall 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 Percivall:

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

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

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

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:

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

* PEACOCK: The Peacock, by its head denotes Prudence; for his chest, of gold and sapphire, Loyalty, Fidelity and Zeal; in the hidden and submissive of his steps, Secret, and in the terribly out of tune voice of his singing, Terror of enemies.

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

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* borduraNOusar: La Bordura simboliza Protección, Favor y Recompensa; asimismo la cota que vestían los caballeros y que al salir de la pelea, ostentándola manchada de sangre enemiga, eran premiados con el añadido de la bordura de escudo, como insignia de Valor.

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

* PANELA: The Panelas are figures similar to a heart and are a symbol of Vigilant Vassal.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter P index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Percival | Go to name Perckhaim | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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