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FAMILY SHAY: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Shay.

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

History and meaning for Shay.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Shay:

1) The origin of the family name Shay.

2) The meaning of the family name Shay.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Shay.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Shay.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Shay:

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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 Shay:

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Shay.
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Coat of arms for Shay and the history and origin for the family name Shay in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

coat of arms sticker for Shay

Coat of arms for the name Shay in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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The coat of arms, family crest, meaning, history and heraldry for Shay appears in some or some books of the wide heraldic library of the Heraldry & Crests ( https://www.heraldrycrests.com ). In this web of the surname Shay some of the mentioned books appear, although there are more works.There are also data of Shay in parochial records of baptisms, marriages and deaths.

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

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:

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

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

* 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.

* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.

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

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.

* borduraNOusar: La Bordura simboliza Protección, Favor y Recompensa; asimismo la cota que vestían los caballeros y que al salir de la pelea, ostentándola manchada de sangre enemiga, eran premiados con el añadido de la bordura de escudo, como insignia de Valor.

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

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