FAMILY BRITAIN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Britain

Coat of arms and family crest of Britain.

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

History and meaning for Britain.

Britain is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Britain an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Britain:

1) The origin of the family name Britain.

2) The meaning of the family name Britain.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Britain.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Britain.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Britain 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 Britain:

* 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 Britain:

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

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The family Britain 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 Britain 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 Britain 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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

3) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

* TURTLE: The Turtle is one of the most noble figures, being a symbol of the Knight who retires late from combat, facing his enemy until the last moment, trusting in his own strength.

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* CRANE: The Crane is a symbol of a well-ordered Government under the power of a good boss, who distributes surveillance in turns; it also symbolizes Prudence in the art of governing peoples well.

* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.

* FESS: The Fess represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, into which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter B index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Brita | Go to name Britain | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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