FAMILY VOORDE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Voorde

Coat of arms and family crest of Voorde.

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

History and meaning for Voorde.

Voorde is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Voorde an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Voorde:

1) The origin of the family name Voorde.

2) The meaning of the family name Voorde.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Voorde.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Voorde.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Voorde 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 Voorde:

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

* Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique.

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Voorde 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 Voorde. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.

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

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

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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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:

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

* FIRE: The Fire is a symbol of Magnanimity, Burning and Promptness in performances or intellectual tasks.

* TURTLE: The Turtle is one of the most noble figures, being a symbol of the Knight who retires late from combat, facing his enemy until the last moment, trusting in his own strength.

* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.

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

* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.

* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

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

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