FAMILY OLIPH: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Oliph

Coat of arms and family crest of Oliph.

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

History and meaning for Oliph.

Oliph 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 Oliph 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 Oliph:

1) The origin of the family name Oliph.

2) The meaning of the family name Oliph.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Oliph.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Oliph.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Oliph 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 Oliph:

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

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

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

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:

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* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

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

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

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