FAMILY GALWAY: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Galway

Coat of arms and family crest of Galway.

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

History and meaning for Galway.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Galway:

1) The origin of the family name Galway.

2) The meaning of the family name Galway.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Galway.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Galway.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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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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 Galway:

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

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

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

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

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:

* STAG: The Stag symbolizes Effortless Courage, which draws and recovers energy even on the most adverse occasions.

* 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.

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

* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.

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

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

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter G index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Galvo | Go to name Galway (comte et vicomte) | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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