FAMILY CRAIGIE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Craigie

Coat of arms and family crest of Craigie.

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

History and meaning for Craigie.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Craigie:

1) The origin of the family name Craigie.

2) The meaning of the family name Craigie.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Craigie.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Craigie.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Craigie 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 Craigie:

* The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, by Sir Bernard Burke, King of Arms.

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

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

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

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

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

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

* ANGIO: The Chief of Angio, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

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

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

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

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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 Craigher (von) | Go to name Craigmyle | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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