This weeks showcased coat-of-arms will be the surname 'Wallis' from England. Information for this coat-of-arms was found in 'HPS Surname Origin Database'.
jessant de lis
CREST: A leopards face cabossed or (gold)
MOTTO: NEC
DEVIUS UNQUAM (Never Varing)
Lets break this down. We will start with the arms:
CHECKY:
In heraldry the term checky means divided into small alternating
squares of two tinctures. The term is used of both the field and of
an armorial bearing.
OR
(Gold or Yellow):
Known as 'jaune'; symbolizes generosity and elevation of the mind;
one of the two metals of Heraldry. 'Or' is from Latin (aurum): the
chief of the tinctures; it is called Sol by those who blazon by the
sun and planets.
SABLE
(Black): Black,
the coldest of the colors, corresponds to lead. Black, or ‘sable,’
is symbolic of sadness. It also corresponds with winter and is a
humble color, suitable for the deeply religious. It denotes the
qualities of knowledge, piety, serenity and work. Engravers represent
it with numerous horizontal and vertical lines crossing each other.
FESS:
Represents
a military belt or girdle of honor. The word Fesse is a French word;
and signifies the loins of a man. The girdle of honor may seem to
have been in ancient time given by Emperors, and Kings, and of his
Military girdle by his demerits and offense, he is there-with-all
deprived of all Military privileges.
GULES
(Red):
The term is probably derived from the Arabic gule, a red rose;
introduced by the Crusaders. Some historians feel the word is derived
from the Latin gula, which in old French is found as gueule, i.e. the
"red throat of an animal." Others, again, have tried to
find the origin in the Hebrew word gulade, which signifies red cloth.
Symbolizes a warrior or martyr; military strength and magnanimity.
LEOPARD:
In
heraldry, represents those brave and generous warriors who have
performed some bold enterprise with force, courage, promptitude, and
activity.
JESSANT
DE LIS: A
fleur-de-lis shooting out from the mouth of a leopard or a lion.
Conferred by Edward III during his wars in France, as a reward to
some of the leaders who served under him in his victorious campaigns.
The lion of the English arms is swallowing the lily of the French
coat.
Next we will discuss the crest:
LEOPARD:
In
heraldry, represents those brave and generous warriors who have
performed some bold enterprise with force, courage, promptitude, and
activity.
CABOSHED,
CABOSSED OR CABOCHED: Trunked (old fr. caboche): terms applied to
the heads of beasts, when borne full-faced and with no part of the
neck being visible, so that it appears like the marks of a head.
OR (Gold or Yellow): Known as 'jaune'; symbolizes generosity and elevation of the mind; one of the two metals of Heraldry. 'Or' is from Latin (aurum): the chief of the tinctures; it is called Sol by those who blazon by the sun and planets.
MEANING
OF NAME: From
Anglo-Norman French waleis
‘Welsh’
(from a Germanic cognate of Old English wealh
‘foreign’),
hence an ethnic name for a Welsh speaker.
Next week we will showcase the coat-of-arms of 'Ricci'
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