FAMILY STIFF: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Stiff

Coat of arms and family crest of Stiff.

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

History and meaning for Stiff.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Stiff:

1) The origin of the family name Stiff.

2) The meaning of the family name Stiff.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Stiff.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Stiff.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Stiff 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 Stiff:

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

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The family Stiff 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 Stiff 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 Stiff 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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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

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:

* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

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

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

* PANELA: The Panelas are figures similar to a heart and are a symbol of Vigilant Vassal.

* 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.

* ROSE: The Roses are an emblem of Beauty, of the Immaculate Honor, of the Nobility, of the recognized Merit and symbolize Constancy against depletions of fortune and Fierce Push to avenge the offenses that affect the trunk of their lineage.

* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.

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

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

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