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Sun Sep 21, 2008 1:21 am |
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I was recently looking up my family tree doing some ancestory digging for my mother when I found this site:
All you do is type in a past family surname into it's search engine and it'll give you the history of where it came from and the image for your family coat of arms. (aka Family Crest)
- You have to make sure your family has ancestory in Europe at least. Otherwise it won't work. Like my father who's family originated from the Philippines. There are no crests from the islands. 
It's really something. I located 4 family crests already just on my mothers side of the family. (^O^*)
 
 
I just thought it would be interesting to those of you users out there wanting to know more about the history of your families. (^-^*)
- Maybe show of your new found family crest too. 
DISCUSS:
- Family Crests
- Family Tree's
- Family Ancestory
- Anything to do with Family Coat of Arms
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Sun Sep 21, 2008 2:27 am |
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Yay I got first post. Well I just looked and it didn't have my Surname which is wierd because my great grandparents on my dad's side came over from Europe. I looked up my mother's and it is blue with a sun on it. It was pretty but I'm not going to pay for it because that is too expensive to me. For a picture it should be $5 tops. Then again my mother's surname could of been changed throughout the years as well. I think I shall create a family crest of arms myself.
*draws a picture that is to horrible to post so describes it instead.*
The top left picture is deer with a rifle crossing. The top right picture is a paintbrush with a flower crossing. The bottom right picture is a paintbrush standing next to a cupcake . The bottom left picture is a book holding a pen and next to it a computer with if it weren't for tiny print would be showing this post.  The middle picture is going to be showing tree cats. A black and white male with a blue color saying Sir Porker. A tan/beige/blonde male with a purple color saying Sir Lucky. A grey,white,black,tan,spotted,striped female with a lepard colar saying Lady Spud.
Well what do you think Lady JuanaLene of that family crest. Tehehe!!!
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Sun Sep 21, 2008 2:39 am |
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Very interesting, especially since my brother just got married.
This is mine.
The name Kraft is derived from the old German word "craft," which means "strong" or "courageous." In the early Middle Ages, Kraft was a popular first name among knights because it referred to strength. In the early 14th century a number of branches in southern Germany adopted Kraft or Craft as a family name.
Lady Jamr516, I just took a screen cap of mine for the sake of sharing it.
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Last edited by Lothlorien on Mon Sep 22, 2008 1:20 am; edited 1 time in total
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Sun Sep 21, 2008 6:30 am |
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This is cool here is my crest
It's an Irish name. I didn't know that lol and the moto means "faithful to an unhappy country" O.o
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Sun Sep 21, 2008 8:39 am |
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Wow!
- Very awesome Family Crests ladies! (^-^*)
And Miss Jamrs you don't have to pay to get the crest. Like everyone else, I just took a handy screenshot of all mine. 
Info on my family Surnames:
ROWE:
My Grandfathers last name.
- Said to be from Norman Culture and established in 1066 AD. (O_O*) Family name was first found in Norfolk, Normandy after the Battle of Hastings.
Motto: "Innocent but not Fearful"
ANDERSON:
My Grandmothers maiden name before she married my grandfather.
- Said to be Scottish from the Hebrides Islands. The family name was born among the Dalriadan Clans.
MCHENRY:
My Grandmother's Mother's Maiden name before she married.
(aka: My Great Grandmother)
- Said to be Irish, was originally written in Gaelic form as "O hinneirghe", which is derived from an adjective meaning, 'Easily Roused Early'. The Family name was first found in County Tyrone, (irish: 'Tir Eoghain'), the ancient territory of the O'Neills now the province of Ulster, Central Northern Ireland.
BOSWORTH:
My Great Grandmother's Mother's Maiden name before she married.
(aka: My Great Great Grandmother)
- Said to be from the Anglo-Saxon Heritage. Derived from when the family lived in a parishes called Bosworth or Market Bosworth, in the country of Leicestershire.
Motto: "Courage Availeth"
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Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:31 pm |
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Sun Sep 21, 2008 5:00 pm |
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My maiden name wasn't on there... but then again, it never is on things like that!
My maiden name (Goldstraw) is actually old English, but it's very rare, so it's usually not listed on searches and stuff.
Here's our coat of arms:
The name 'Goldstraw' is actually a derivative of 'Goosetree', so, if you look at the top of our coat of arms, our crest is:
Yes. Everyone else has stags and lions on their family crest... I have a duck. Great.
[Images have been removed at the request of their creator and owner, due to Copyright issues.
~Nema]
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Sun Sep 21, 2008 10:08 pm |
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@Jamrs:
- I don't have a webcam either hun. I just use the Print Screen button my keyboard and paste it into MSPaint. Then cut out what I want.  But nice family crest. (^-^*)
@Cherish:
- Awww... the duck/goose looks cute and serious. You have a lovely family crest. 
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Sun Sep 21, 2008 10:50 pm |
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Sun Sep 21, 2008 10:52 pm |
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Following my dad's side, I got this.
Barker is a fairly common name with Anglo-Saxon roots. It's an occupational name referring to either a shepherd or a person who strips bark from trees for the tanning process. (in leatherwork)
The motto is "Fide Sed Cui Vide" -- "Trust, but in whom take care."
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Sun Sep 21, 2008 11:42 pm |
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Audentes Fortuna Juvat - Clan Mackinnon
TEH SPIFFY BOAR. <3
Already knew mine. ;D
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Mon Sep 22, 2008 6:39 am |
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This be me last name:
But aboard me ship, me prefers this one! 
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Mon Sep 22, 2008 7:16 am |
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I found nothing. :/
But then again, I don't really care for any ancient Coats of Arms my family might have had and I don't even know if my family is from around here. You see, no one knows where my great-great-grandfather came from and people often mistake me for asian, so we kids are making up theories (mom denies anything) about our family's ancestry.
Besides, I'm proud of my Coat of Arms I made myself:
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Mon Sep 22, 2008 4:43 pm |
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Uhr, Ok here be mine:
Apparently It says my family comes from germany and setteled in the US, and then it wonders where the rest of the wymers came from :/
Well, Im In England so yeah...
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Wed Sep 24, 2008 7:30 am |
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The name Wymer is definitely German. It stems from the German name, Weimar (sounded out as a v for the "W" and an i for the "ei".
And since it was unpopular to have a German last name during either of the "World Wars"...very unpopular, the spelling of many German last names were changed to a colloquial spelling and in the case of your name, the ei was replaced with a "y" and the a with an "e").
Now one must also keep in mind that the English stemmed from Anglo Saxon tribes and the Saxons of Saxony are German.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weimar_Republic
PS Those are nice icons that you make. 
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