FAMILY HEERDE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Heerde

Coat of arms and family crest of Heerde.

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

History and meaning for Heerde.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Heerde:

1) The origin of the family name Heerde.

2) The meaning of the family name Heerde.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Heerde.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Heerde.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Heerde 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 Heerde:

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

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Heerde 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 Heerde. 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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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

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:

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

* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.

* LION: The Lion symbolizes the Generously Warrior Spirit, adorned with the qualities of Vigilance, Dominion, Sovereignty, Majesty and Bravery.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* bandaNOusar: La Banda es símbolo del tahalí, con que los Caballeros sujetaban su espada y también de la banda de color que usaban sobre su armadura los Generales y Capitanes.

* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.

* 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.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

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

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

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