FAMILY POST: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Post

Coat of arms and family crest of Post.

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

History and meaning for Post.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Post:

1) The origin of the family name Post.

2) The meaning of the family name Post.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Post.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Post.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Post:

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

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

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

3) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* borduraNOusar: La Bordura simboliza Protección, Favor y Recompensa; asimismo la cota que vestían los caballeros y que al salir de la pelea, ostentándola manchada de sangre enemiga, eran premiados con el añadido de la bordura de escudo, como insignia de Valor.

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* CHESS: Chess symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.

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

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

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter P index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Posson de wanfercee | Go to name Posta | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests