FAMILY GENEVRIER: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Genevrier

Coat of arms and family crest of Genevrier.

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

History and meaning for Genevrier.

We know that the family name Genevrier 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 Genevrier:

1) The origin of the family name Genevrier.

2) The meaning of the family name Genevrier.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Genevrier.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Genevrier.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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

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

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

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

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.

* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.

* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

* CHEVRON: The Chevron symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

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

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