FAMILY LEOFRIN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Leofrin

Coat of arms and family crest of Leofrin.

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

History and meaning for Leofrin.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Leofrin:

1) The origin of the family name Leofrin.

2) The meaning of the family name Leofrin.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Leofrin.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Leofrin.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

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The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Leofrin appears in the big "Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica" written by brothers Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa, and continued by Endika de Mogrobejo. There are more than 100 volumes that occupy this Encyclopedia where we can find the family name Leofrin. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Leofrin.

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:

* ANJOU: The Chief of Anjou, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* STAG: The Stag symbolizes Effortless Courage, which draws and recovers energy even on the most adverse occasions.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* 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.

* borduraNOusar: La Bordura simboliza Protección, Favor y Recompensa; asimismo la cota que vestían los caballeros y que al salir de la pelea, ostentándola manchada de sangre enemiga, eran premiados con el añadido de la bordura de escudo, como insignia de Valor.

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

* The family name Leofrin 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/

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