FAMILY SMOV: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Smov

Coat of arms and family crest of Smov.

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

History and meaning for Smov.

We know that the family name Smov has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

The surname Smov is Russian of patronymic origin from the proper name of Sm, since the ending OV means SON OF.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Smov:

1) The origin of the family name Smov.

2) The meaning of the family name Smov.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Smov.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Smov.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

* Russia or the Russian Empire.

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

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

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The history and heraldry of the family name Smov 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 Smov, 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 Smov. 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 Smov.

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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* RIVER: The River symbolizes, due to its condition of increasing its flow as it advances, the Knight who leaves his house with a desire to advance and returns to it enriched with Erudition and Fortune.

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.

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

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* The family name Smov 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/

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