FAMILY PETITPAS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Petitpas

Coat of arms and family crest of Petitpas.

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

History and meaning for Petitpas.

Petitpas 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 Petitpas 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 Petitpas:

1) The origin of the family name Petitpas.

2) The meaning of the family name Petitpas.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Petitpas.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Petitpas.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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:

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* FLEUR-DE-LIS: The Fleur-de-lis represents the Generous Courage that, for received grievances, repeatedly returns benefits, and is a symbol of French heraldry.

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

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

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

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

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

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

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