FAMILY GROOTVELT: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Grootvelt

Coat of arms and family crest of Grootvelt.

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

History and meaning for Grootvelt.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Grootvelt:

1) The origin of the family name Grootvelt.

2) The meaning of the family name Grootvelt.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Grootvelt.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Grootvelt.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Grootvelt 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 Grootvelt, 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 Grootvelt, and origin for the family name Grootvelt, nobiliary titles of the family name Grootvelt and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Grootvelt appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

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

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

2) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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:

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

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

* PANELA: The Panelas are figures similar to a heart and are a symbol of Vigilant Vassal.

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* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

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

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

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