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FAMILY SMYTHE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Smythe.

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

History and meaning for Smythe.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Smythe:

1) The origin of the family name Smythe.

2) The meaning of the family name Smythe.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Smythe.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Smythe.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Smythe 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 Smythe:

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

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

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

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

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

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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* CHEVRON: The Chevron symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

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

* 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.

* LEBREL: The Lebrels denote Burning and Courage in undertaking dangers, with such decision, that they need to contain their effort. 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.

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

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter S index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Smyth vicomte gort | Go to name Smythe | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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