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FAMILY SNIGGE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Snigge.

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

History and meaning for Snigge.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Snigge:

1) The origin of the family name Snigge.

2) The meaning of the family name Snigge.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Snigge.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Snigge.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Snigge 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 Snigge:

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

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

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

3) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

* CRICKET: The Cricket is a symbol of the Irresolute and Inconstant Lover.

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

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

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

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

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

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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 Snigg | Go to name Snitterton | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests