FAMILY SOTCH: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Sotch

Coat of arms and family crest of Sotch.

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

History and meaning for Sotch.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Sotch:

1) The origin of the family name Sotch.

2) The meaning of the family name Sotch.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Sotch.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Sotch.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Sotch:

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

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

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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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:

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

* DRAGANTE: Los Dragantes simbolizan el Cuidado y Vigilancia más exquisitos.

* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.

* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.

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

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

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

* CHESS: Chess symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter S index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Sota de la | Go to name Sotck | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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