FAMILY EGTER: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Egter

Coat of arms and family crest of Egter.

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

History and meaning for Egter.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Egter:

1) The origin of the family name Egter.

2) The meaning of the family name Egter.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Egter.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Egter.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Egter 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 Egter, 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 Egter, and origin for the family name Egter, nobiliary titles of the family name Egter and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Egter appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

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

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

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

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

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

* 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.

* DRAGANTE: Los Dragantes simbolizan el Cuidado y Vigilancia más exquisitos.

* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.

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

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter E index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Egstein | Go to name Egter van wissenkerke | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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