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FAMILY RIVET: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Rivet.

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

History and meaning for Rivet.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Rivet:

1) The origin of the family name Rivet.

2) The meaning of the family name Rivet.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Rivet.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Rivet.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

As stated in the archives of the Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, the Rivet proved their chivalry in this institution.

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

* 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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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 Rivet:

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

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

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

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) 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:

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* CROWN: The Crown is a symbol of Royal or Seigniorial Authority and Dignity or Honorary Badge.

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

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

* 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.

* 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.

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

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

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

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

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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 Rivesdale | Go to name Rivet de fromentes | 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