FAMILY BAFER: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Bafer

Coat of arms and family crest of Bafer.

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

History and meaning for Bafer.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Bafer:

1) The origin of the family name Bafer.

2) The meaning of the family name Bafer.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Bafer.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Bafer.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Bafer 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 Bafer, 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 Bafer, and origin for the family name Bafer, nobiliary titles of the family name Bafer and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Bafer appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Bafer 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 Bafer alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Bafer, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Bafer, 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 Bafer.

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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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

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

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

* LAMB: The Lamb symbolizes the Kings and Leaders who have to sacrifice themselves to the good and care of their subjects; also denotes in the whiteness of fleeces, Qualified Nobility.

* CHEVRON: The Chevron symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

* The family name Bafer 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/

Heraldry for family name Bafer as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Bafer

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

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