FAMILY ZEMBY: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Zemby

Coat of arms and family crest of Zemby.

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

History and meaning for Zemby.

We know that the family name Zemby has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Zemby:

1) The origin of the family name Zemby.

2) The meaning of the family name Zemby.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Zemby.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Zemby.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

2) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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:

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

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

* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.

* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.

* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

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

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