FAMILY HOLLISTEAD: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Hollistead

Coat of arms and family crest of Hollistead.

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

History and meaning for Hollistead.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Hollistead:

1) The origin of the family name Hollistead.

2) The meaning of the family name Hollistead.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Hollistead.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Hollistead.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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The coat of arms, family crest, meaning, history and heraldry for Hollistead appears in some or some books of the wide heraldic library of the Heraldry & Crests ( https://www.heraldrycrests.com ). In this web of the surname Hollistead some of the mentioned books appear, although there are more works.There are also data of Hollistead in parochial records of baptisms, marriages and deaths.

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) 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:

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

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

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

* 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.

* CRANE: The Crane is a symbol of a well-ordered Government under the power of a good boss, who distributes surveillance in turns; it also symbolizes Prudence in the art of governing peoples well.

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

* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.

* RAVEN: The Raven is a symbol of the Bold and Courageous Spirit that risks itself in defense of its benefactors.

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

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