FAMILY ROMAIN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Romain

Coat of arms and family crest of Romain.

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

History and meaning for Romain.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Romain:

1) The origin of the family name Romain.

2) The meaning of the family name Romain.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Romain.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Romain.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter R index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Romaicourt | Go to name Romaine | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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