FAMILY COETIVY: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Coetivy

Coat of arms and family crest of Coetivy.

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

History and meaning for Coetivy.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Coetivy:

1) The origin of the family name Coetivy.

2) The meaning of the family name Coetivy.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Coetivy.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Coetivy.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Coetivy 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 Coetivy, 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 Coetivy, and origin for the family name Coetivy, nobiliary titles of the family name Coetivy and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Coetivy appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

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

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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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

* CAULDRON: The Cauldrons along with other vessels: cups, jugs and kettles, which were used to handle victuals, were formerly the Richman brand.

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

* CHESS: Chess symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.

* PINE: The Pine, due to its elevation, is a symbol of Noble and enlightened Thoughts and due to its resinous nature, suitable for burning, of a Fiery Heart in avenging family outrages.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter C index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Coetinizan | Go to name Coetivy comtes de taillebourg | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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