FAMILY RHYS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Rhys

Coat of arms and family crest of Rhys.

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

History and meaning for Rhys.

Rhys is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Rhys an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Rhys:

1) The origin of the family name Rhys.

2) The meaning of the family name Rhys.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Rhys.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Rhys.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Rhys 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 Rhys:

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

Are you proud to belong to your family? Do you want to know and have something important related to your family?. Click here

This name is the SYMBOL OF A FAMILY. If you have been invited to a wedding, event, meeting or anniversary, make a GREAT GIFT FOR WEDDINGS, ANNIVERSARIES and events..

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 Rhys:

Name Rhys

Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Rhys. Very cheap.

heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

Coat of arms for Rhys and the history and origin for the family name Rhys in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

Click here to see in more detail the products displayed here and other heraldry for the family name Rhys

The family Rhys 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 Rhys 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 Rhys 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) 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:

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* WHEEL: The Wheels symbolize Speed in carrying out the most arduous undertakings. They are also a symbol of Fortune, Favor and Inconstancy.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.

* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

* TURTLE: The Turtle is one of the most noble figures, being a symbol of the Knight who retires late from combat, facing his enemy until the last moment, trusting in his own strength.

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

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

Rhys

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

Rhys

Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter R index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Rhynvis | Go to name Rhys | 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