FAMILY ROORDA VAN GENUM: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Roorda van genum

Coat of arms and family crest of Roorda van genum.

Genealogy of family Roorda van genum, origin of Roorda van genum, provenance of the family name Roorda van genum.

History and meaning for Roorda van genum.

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

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Roorda van genum.

The surname Roorda van genum most likely originates from the NETHERLANDS.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Roorda van genum:

1) The origin of the family name Roorda van genum.

2) The meaning of the family name Roorda van genum.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Roorda van genum.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Roorda van genum.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Roorda van genum:

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

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

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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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:

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.

* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.

* CABRIO: The Cabrio 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.

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

* HEART: The Heart is a symbol of Vigilant Vassal. In its fiery color, it demonstrates Warmth of mind and loving expression of Affection.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* The family name Roorda van genum 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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