FAMILY AVERHEIDE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Averheide

Coat of arms and family crest of Averheide.

Genealogy of family Averheide, origin of Averheide, provenance of the family name Averheide.

History and meaning for Averheide.

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Averheide.

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Averheide.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Averheide:

1) The origin of the family name Averheide.

2) The meaning of the family name Averheide.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Averheide.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Averheide.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Averheide:

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Averheide are collected in the Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap, this work is the greatest work of heraldry ever written and drawn, with more than 100,000 family names from around the world (English, Scotish, Welsh, Spanish, French, Italians, Poles, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.), among which is the name Averheide, arranged alphabetically, and DRAWN, including a heraldic handbook with drawings, a complete glossary of terms, a supplement and an appendix. Complete description the coat of arms Averheide, and origin for the family name Averheide, nobiliary titles of the family name Averheide and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Averheide appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Averheide appears in Rietstap Armorial General that is a multi-volume work on the coats-of-arms of the world; it is both monumental and without equal, and is the most exhaustive undertaking of its kind. The Armorial General is the most authoritative work on the coats-of-arms in the world. The descriptions of the arms cover those of more than 100,000 families, included Averheide alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Averheide, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Averheide, and the date his title was conferred. The basic text was established with the publication of the second edition, corrected and enlarged, of 1884-1887. This most important reference work contains the shields of thousands of Coats of Arms covering the whole world, arranged alphabetically under surnames, as Averheide.

One of the most distinctive qualities of heraldry is the use of a limited palette of colours and patterns, usually referred to as tinctures. These are divided into three categories, known as metals, colours, and furs.

Next we are going to see the meanings of three tinctures:

1) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

2) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

3) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* SEA: The Sea symbolizes a raging and wrathful spirit that does not lose, however, the limits of the obedience that it owes to its sovereign.

* CHECKY: The Checky symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.

* RABBIT: The Rabbit symbolizes Love of letters or One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life.

* EAGLE: The Eagle is an emblem of Generosity, Magnanimity and Bizarre spirit, that from the greatest heights does not stop monitoring the fulfillment of the least obligations of his position.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* The family name Averheide appears in the list of last names of Heraldry & Crests so its complete history, crest and coat of arms or heraldic shields can be known on his website: http://www.heraldrycrests.com/

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Averheide:

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter A index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Averhagen | Go to name Averhoff | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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