FAMILY LIEVAU: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Lievau

Coat of arms and family crest of Lievau.

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

History and meaning for Lievau.

Lievau 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 Lievau 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 Lievau:

1) The origin of the family name Lievau.

2) The meaning of the family name Lievau.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Lievau.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Lievau.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Lievau have or have been established, among other places, in:

* The Netherlands, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg.

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

* Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique.

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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 Lievau:

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Lievau appears in the work "Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique", which is the most complete work dedicated to the heraldry of the Netherlands with the history, meaning and description of the coats of arms and crets for family names and lineages, among which is the last name Lievau. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.

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

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

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.

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

* EAGLE: The Eagle is an emblem of Generosity, Magnanimity and Bizarre spirit, that from the greatest heights does not stop monitoring the fulfillment of the least obligations of his position.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* PEACOCK: The Peacock, by its head denotes Prudence; for his chest, of gold and sapphire, Loyalty, Fidelity and Zeal; in the hidden and submissive of his steps, Secret, and in the terribly out of tune voice of his singing, Terror of enemies.

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

* LAMB: The Lamb symbolizes the Kings and Leaders who have to sacrifice themselves to the good and care of their subjects; also denotes in the whiteness of fleeces, Qualified Nobility.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter L index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Lieu-dieu (du) | Go to name Lieven | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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