FAMILY GRAVEL: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Gravel

Coat of arms and family crest of Gravel.

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

History and meaning for Gravel.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Gravel:

1) The origin of the family name Gravel.

2) The meaning of the family name Gravel.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Gravel.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Gravel.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Gravel:

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

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

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) 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:

* PINE: The Pine, due to its elevation, is a symbol of Noble and enlightened Thoughts and due to its resinous nature, suitable for burning, of a Fiery Heart in avenging family outrages.

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

* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.

* ROSE: The Roses are an emblem of Beauty, of the Immaculate Honor, of the Nobility, of the recognized Merit and symbolize Constancy against depletions of fortune and Fierce Push to avenge the offenses that affect the trunk of their lineage.

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

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

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