FAMILY LAYR: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Layr

Coat of arms and family crest of Layr.

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

History and meaning for Layr.

Layr is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Layr an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Layr:

1) The origin of the family name Layr.

2) The meaning of the family name Layr.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Layr.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Layr.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Persons with the name Layr proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.

It is known that the Layr 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 Layr:

* 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 Layr:

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Layr 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 Layr. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.

It may be helpful for those with the name Layr to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Layr It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Layr can have graphic variants.

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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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:

* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.

* RAVEN: The Raven is a symbol of the Bold and Courageous Spirit that risks itself in defense of its benefactors.

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.

* FIRE: The Fire is a symbol of Magnanimity, Burning and Promptness in performances or intellectual tasks.

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

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter L index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Layosa | Go to name Layrac | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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

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