On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Himberg.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Himberg.
The surname Himberg is surely of German or Dutch origin OF TOPONYMIC ORIGIN and most probably Jewish, because the ending BERG was used for someone who lived on or by a hill or mountain, from Middle High German, mostly used by people of Jewish origin.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Himberg:
1) The origin of the family name Himberg.
2) The meaning of the family name Himberg.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Himberg.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Himberg.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
It is known that the Himberg have or have been established, among other places, in:
* The Netherlands, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg.
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Himberg:
* Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique.
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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 Himberg:
Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Himberg. Very cheap.
Coat of arms for Himberg and the history and origin for the family name Himberg in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.
The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Himberg appears in the work "Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique", which is the most complete work dedicated to the heraldry of the Netherlands with the history, meaning and description of the coats of arms and crets for family names and lineages, among which is the last name Himberg. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.
It may be helpful for those with the name Himberg to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Himberg It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Himberg can have graphic variants.
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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.
2) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.
3) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.
* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.
* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.
* EAGLE: The Eagle is an emblem of Generosity, Magnanimity and Bizarre spirit, that from the greatest heights does not stop monitoring the fulfillment of the least obligations of his position.
* 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.
* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.
* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.
* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.
* The family name Himberg 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 Himberg as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Himberg
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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Himberg:
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
