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NOBLE |
English
Origins:
Coat of Arms: Blue shield with a gold saltire. Crest: Description not available Saltire,
Saltier or Saltes. One of the honourable ordinaries.
The Saltire is subject to all the accidental forms of lines, as
Embattled, Nebule, Wavy, etc. When figures are borne on the
saltire, it is said to be charged, or the charges are said to be, on a
saltire. When the saltire is
between four figures it is said to be cantoned. Saltire-per. Applied to the field of a coat of arms, or any charge when divided by two diagonal lines crossing each other. |
Scottish Origins:
Coat of Arms: A gold shield with three bezants on a red fesse between two blue lions passant guardant, and two blue flaunches. Bezant, Besant
or Besaunte. A round flat
piece
of gold, which was the current coin of Crest: A Blue lion. Motto: Fide et fortitudine. Motto Translated: By fidelity and fortitude. |
French
Origins Coat of Arms: Gold shield with a red bend between three black crosses decorated with flowers. Crest: Description not available Motto: Nobilitat virtus. |
Dutch
Origins Coat of Arms: Red shield with a silver rose. Crest: Description not available |
Old English (æðel) [possibly aegel??] - "noble" - latinized as Aethel, al, adal, ayl, ethel . See surname Albert | |
The
full
mantle consists of the shield displaying the arms that was given to the
person bearing this surname; a banner with surname; a helmet; and family
crest [if known]. See a sample of full mantle by - at right.
Normally the crest is displayed atop the helmet. To order a full
mantle with
coat of arms and family crest click here |
Sample Coat of Arms - Full |
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