FAMILY GROSSHEIM: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Grossheim

Coat of arms and family crest of Grossheim.

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

History and meaning for Grossheim.

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

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

The surname Grossheim is probably of GERMAN JEWISH origin, as surnames with the particle HEIM, which means HOME in German, are usually so.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Grossheim:

1) The origin of the family name Grossheim.

2) The meaning of the family name Grossheim.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Grossheim.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Grossheim.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Grossheim:

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Coat of arms for Grossheim and the history and origin for the family name Grossheim in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

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

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

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

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:

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

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

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

* EYE: The Eye is a symbol of Ingenuity and Capacity, if both are painted it symbolizes Vigilance and Care.

* LEBREL: The Lebrels denote Burning and Courage in undertaking dangers, with such decision, that they need to contain their effort. The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* STAG: The Stag symbolizes Effortless Courage, which draws and recovers energy even on the most adverse occasions.

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

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

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

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