FAMILY POORT: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Poort

Coat of arms and family crest of Poort.

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

History and meaning for Poort.

We know that the family name Poort has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Poort:

1) The origin of the family name Poort.

2) The meaning of the family name Poort.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Poort.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Poort.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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

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:

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

* ANGIO: The Chief of Angio, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* WOLF: The Wolf is 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.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.

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

* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

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

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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 Poore de rushall | Go to name Poort | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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