Olley

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OLLEY

Département : Meurthe-et-Moselle

Blason de Olley
Official blazon
French D'argent à la lampe à huile de gueules enflammée d'or; au chef d'azur chargé de deux quarte-feuilles d'or, feuillées de même et boutonnées de gueules.
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms show an oil lamp, based on the (wrong) etymology of the name, which supposedly was derived from huile (oil). The two flowers in chief also are rapeseed flowers, a plant commonly used for making oil.


The arms on a street sign


Literature: Image from http://www.armorialdefrance.fr


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