FAMILY LEFEVRE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Lefevre

Coat of arms and family crest of Lefevre.

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

History and meaning for Lefevre.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Lefevre:

1) The origin of the family name Lefevre.

2) The meaning of the family name Lefevre.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Lefevre.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Lefevre.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.

* Italy.

* The French region of Limoges.

* The Netherlands, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg.

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

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

* The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, by Sir Bernard Burke, King of Arms.

* Nobiliaire du Diocèse et de la Generalite de Limoges, by L"Abbe Joseph Nadaud.

* Enciclopedia Storico-Nobiliare Italiana by Vittorio Spreti.

* 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 Lefevre 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 Lefevre. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.

The family Lefevre appears in the "General The Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales" written by Sir Bernard Burke appeared for the first time in the year 1842. This book contains about 60,000 names as Lefevre and are the most comprehensive Collection of Arms, including the Bearings Armorial of Noblemen and Gentlemen of the British Empire, and diverse coats that were seen in churches, familiar mansions, tombs, etc. This book is very valued by who investigate on its ancestors and want to conserve their memory, by means of the history of its well-known actions and the representation of its symbols. Therefore, the name Lefevre is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.

The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Lefevre 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 Lefevre, 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 Lefevre, and origin for the family name Lefevre, nobiliary titles of the family name Lefevre and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Lefevre appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

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

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

2) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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:

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

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* WOLVES: The Wolves are a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* PEACOCK: The Peacock, by its head denotes Prudence; for his chest, of gold and sapphire, Loyalty, Fidelity and Zeal; in the hidden and submissive of his steps, Secret, and in the terribly out of tune voice of his singing, Terror of enemies.

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

* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.

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