FAMILY PITARD: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Pitard

Coat of arms and family crest of Pitard.

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

History and meaning for Pitard.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Pitard 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 Pitard.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Pitard:

1) The origin of the family name Pitard.

2) The meaning of the family name Pitard.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Pitard.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Pitard.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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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 Pitard:

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

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

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

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:

* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.

* 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.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.

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

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

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

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter P index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Pitarch | Go to name Pitard | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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