FAMILY AHR: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Ahr

Coat of arms and family crest of Ahr.

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

History and meaning for Ahr.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Ahr:

1) The origin of the family name Ahr.

2) The meaning of the family name Ahr.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Ahr.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Ahr.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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:

* PANELA: The Panelas are figures similar to a heart and are a symbol of Vigilant Vassal.

* borduraNOusar: La Bordura simboliza Protección, Favor y Recompensa; asimismo la cota que vestían los caballeros y que al salir de la pelea, ostentándola manchada de sangre enemiga, eran premiados con el añadido de la bordura de escudo, como insignia de Valor.

* HEART: The Heart is a symbol of Vigilant Vassal. In its fiery color, it demonstrates Warmth of mind and loving expression of Affection.

* PEACOCK: The Peacock, by its head denotes Prudence; for his chest, of gold and sapphire, Loyalty, Fidelity and Zeal; in the hidden and submissive of his steps, Secret, and in the terribly out of tune voice of his singing, Terror of enemies.

* LEBREL: The Lebrels denote Burning and Courage in undertaking dangers, with such decision, that they need to contain their effort. The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

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

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

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

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

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

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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 Ahoy | Go to name Ahr (von der) | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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