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FAMILY SEYS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Seys.

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

History and meaning for Seys.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Seys:

1) The origin of the family name Seys.

2) The meaning of the family name Seys.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Seys.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Seys.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Seys 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 Seys:

* 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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We put at your disposal the heraldic, the coat of arms and crest for this family name in various formats: The images that appear here are examples and none of them belong to the coat of arms for the name Seys:

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

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

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) 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:

* FIRE: The Fire is a symbol of Magnanimity, Burning and Promptness in performances or intellectual tasks.

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* CABRIO: The Cabrio 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.

* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.

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

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

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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 Seyro | Go to name Seys | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

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