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FAMILY AVERHEIDE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Averheide.

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

History and meaning for Averheide.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Averheide:

1) The origin of the family name Averheide.

2) The meaning of the family name Averheide.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Averheide.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Averheide.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Averheide:

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

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

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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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:

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

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

* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.

* ROSE: The Roses are an emblem of Beauty, of the Immaculate Honor, of the Nobility, of the recognized Merit and symbolize Constancy against depletions of fortune and Fierce Push to avenge the offenses that affect the trunk of their lineage.

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

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

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter A index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Averhagen | Go to name Averhoff | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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

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