FAMILY VETERA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Vetera

Coat of arms and family crest of Vetera.

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

History and meaning for Vetera.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Vetera:

1) The origin of the family name Vetera.

2) The meaning of the family name Vetera.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Vetera.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Vetera.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Vetera:

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Coat of arms for Vetera and the history and origin for the family name Vetera in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

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

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

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

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

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

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* SEA: The Sea symbolizes a raging and wrathful spirit that does not lose, however, the limits of the obedience that it owes to its sovereign.

* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

* LION: The Lion symbolizes the Generously Warrior Spirit, adorned with the qualities of Vigilance, Dominion, Sovereignty, Majesty and Bravery.

* STAR: The Stars symbolize Constancy in the service to the Sovereign in the jobs of Minister or Counselor.

* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

* CAULDRON: The Cauldrons along with other vessels: cups, jugs and kettles, which were used to handle victuals, were formerly the Richman brand.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter V index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Vetat | Go to name Veterani | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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

Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests