FAMILY COLIBRANT: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Colibrant

Coat of arms and family crest of Colibrant.

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

History and meaning for Colibrant.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Colibrant:

1) The origin of the family name Colibrant.

2) The meaning of the family name Colibrant.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Colibrant.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Colibrant.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Colibrant 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 Colibrant:

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

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

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Colibrant 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 Colibrant. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.

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

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

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

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

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:

* HEART: The Heart is a symbol of Vigilant Vassal. In its fiery color, it demonstrates Warmth of mind and loving expression of Affection.

* WHEEL: The Wheels symbolize Speed in carrying out the most arduous undertakings. They are also a symbol of Fortune, Favor and Inconstancy.

* SEA: The Sea symbolizes a raging and wrathful spirit that does not lose, however, the limits of the obedience that it owes to its sovereign.

* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.

* FUSIL: The Fusil is a symbol of Righteousness, Prudence and Equity and of the conveniences achieved through these virtues; it serves as a hieroglyph for those who gathered many goods using lawful and upright means.

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

* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

* The family name Colibrant 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/

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