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FAMILY STILL: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Still.

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

History and meaning for Still.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Still:

1) The origin of the family name Still.

2) The meaning of the family name Still.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Still.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Still.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Persons with the name Still proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.

It is known that the Still 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 Still:

* 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 Still 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 Still 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 Still 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 Still 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 Still, 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 Still, and origin for the family name Still, nobiliary titles of the family name Still and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Still appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

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

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

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

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

* RAVEN: The Raven is a symbol of the Bold and Courageous Spirit that risks itself in defense of its benefactors.

* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

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

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

* SEA: The Sea symbolizes a raging and wrathful spirit that does not lose, however, the limits of the obedience that it owes to its sovereign.

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

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

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

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

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