FAMILY HARCHIES: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Harchies

Coat of arms and family crest of Harchies.

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

History and meaning for Harchies.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Harchies have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Harchies.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Harchies:

1) The origin of the family name Harchies.

2) The meaning of the family name Harchies.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Harchies.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Harchies.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Harchies have or have been established, among other places, in:

* The Netherlands, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg.

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

* Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique.

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We put at your disposal the heraldic, the coat of arms and crest for this family name in various formats: The images that appear here are examples and none of them belong to the coat of arms for the name Harchies:

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heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

Coat of arms for Harchies and the history and origin for the family name Harchies in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Harchies appears in the work "Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique", which is the most complete work dedicated to the heraldry of the Netherlands with the history, meaning and description of the coats of arms and crets for family names and lineages, among which is the last name Harchies. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.

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

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

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

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

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

* TURTLE: The Turtle is one of the most noble figures, being a symbol of the Knight who retires late from combat, facing his enemy until the last moment, trusting in his own strength.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* 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.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter H index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Harche | Go to name Harchies | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests