FAMILY QUEJAU: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Quejau

Coat of arms and family crest of Quejau.

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

History and meaning for Quejau.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Quejau:

1) The origin of the family name Quejau.

2) The meaning of the family name Quejau.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Quejau.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Quejau.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* FLEUR-DE-LIS: The Fleur-de-lis represents the Generous Courage that, for received grievances, repeatedly returns benefits, and is a symbol of French heraldry.

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

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

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

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

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter Q index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Quejar | Go to name Quejedo | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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