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The word "crest" derives from the Latin crista, meaning "tuft" or "plume", perhaps related to crinis, "hair". [1] Crests had existed in various forms since ancient times: Roman officers wore fans of feathers or horsehair, which were placed longitudinally or transversely depending on the wearer's rank, [ 2 ] and Viking helmets were often adorned ...
The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central element of the full heraldic achievement, which in its whole consists of a shield, supporters, a crest, and a motto. A coat of arms is traditionally unique to the armiger (e.g. an individual person, family, state, organization, school or corporation). The term "coat of arms" itself, describing ...
The German Hyghalmen Roll was made in the late 15th century and illustrates the German practice of repeating themes from the arms in the crest. (See Roll of arms).. Heraldry is a discipline relating to the design, display and study of armorial bearings (known as armory), as well as related disciplines, such as vexillology, together with the study of ceremony, rank and pedigree.
Crest: A demi-savage holding in his dexter hand three laurel slips fructed Proper. Motto: Rupto robore nati [Latin, 'We are born in a weak condition'] Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Aikenhead, Lanarkshire. Ainslie [4] Crest: Issuing out of a cap of maintenance a naked arm embowed grasping a scymitar all Proper
Sutton, originally de Sutton, is an English toponymic surname. [1] One origin is from Anglo-Saxon where it is derived from sudh, suth, [2] or suð, [3] and tun referring to the generic placename "southern farm". [4]
[citation needed] Another crest, attributed to the family of a Moran family living in Ballina, County Mayo, is described thus: "Azure on a mount proper, two lions combatant or, holding between them a flagstaff also proper, therefrom a flag argent; a crest: out of amural crown, a demi-saracen, head in profile, all proper; and a motto: 'Fides non ...
Shields showing differing crests of branches of the Molyneux family. Molyneux (/ ˈ m ɒ l ɪ nj uː /; Old French: De Molines or De Moulins) is a French surname.The surname has been linked primarily to a large French family that settled in Lancashire, England.
The surname Ewing is of Scottish origin, and is an Anglicised form derived from the Gaelic clan name Clann Eóghain meaning "Children of Eógan". [1] [2] The forename Eógan is thought to derive ultimately from the Greek eugenḗs (ευγενής), meaning 'noble' or literally 'well-born'.