FAMILY RIVALS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Rivals

Coat of arms and family crest of Rivals.

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

History and meaning for Rivals.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Rivals 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 Rivals.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Rivals:

1) The origin of the family name Rivals.

2) The meaning of the family name Rivals.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Rivals.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Rivals.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Rivals 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 Rivals, 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 Rivals, and origin for the family name Rivals, nobiliary titles of the family name Rivals and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Rivals appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

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

It may be helpful for those with the name Rivals to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Rivals It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Rivals can have graphic variants.

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

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

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:

* RABBIT: The Rabbit symbolizes Love of letters or One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

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

* LAMB: The Lamb symbolizes the Kings and Leaders who have to sacrifice themselves to the good and care of their subjects; also denotes in the whiteness of fleeces, Qualified Nobility.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

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

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

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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 Rivalii | Go to name Rivals | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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