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FAMILY READ: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Read.

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

History and meaning for Read.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Read:

1) The origin of the family name Read.

2) The meaning of the family name Read.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Read.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Read.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.

* Russia or the Russian Empire.

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

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

* Russian heraldry and nobility, by Donald R. Mandich and Joseph A. Placek.

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The family Read 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 Read 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 Read is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.

The history and heraldry of the family name Read appears in the Obschii Gerbobnik Dvorianskikh Rodov Vserossiiskoi (Russian Heraldry and Nobility), a magnificent book of heraldry and history of Russian noble family names, such as name Read, translated to English. This work was published by the Russian government in series from the year 1797 to 1840 and contains 2,198 surnames with its history and heraldic shield, among which is the family name Read. Heraldry appeared in Russia later than in Western Europe; It is generally accepted that it was copied from the west since the late seventeenth century. In the year 1722 the Emperor Peter I the Great established an Official Heraldry leaded by a Master of Heraldry under the jurisdiction of the Russian Senate. The first Vice-Master of Russian heraldry was an Italian. Under the Emperor Paul (1796-1801), since 1797 and for many decades, the Russian government accepted and published all the heraldic coats of arms nad family crests accepted and recognized. Not all the families collaborated in the registry, so there are more weapons in Russian heraldry than those collected in this work. Yes the family of the last name collaborated Read.

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) 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:

* WOLVES: The Wolves are a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

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

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

* ROSE: The Roses are an emblem of Beauty, of the Immaculate Honor, of the Nobility, of the recognized Merit and symbolize Constancy against depletions of fortune and Fierce Push to avenge the offenses that affect the trunk of their lineage.

* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.

* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter R index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Rea | Go to name Read | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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