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FAMILY ARCOD: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Arcod.

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

History and meaning for Arcod.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Arcod:

1) The origin of the family name Arcod.

2) The meaning of the family name Arcod.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Arcod.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Arcod.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Arcod:

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Arcod.
heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

Coat of arms for Arcod and the history and origin for the family name Arcod in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

coat of arms sticker for Arcod

Coat of arms for the name Arcod in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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

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

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

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

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

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* 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.

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

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

* bandaNOusar: La Banda es símbolo del tahalí, con que los Caballeros sujetaban su espada y también de la banda de color que usaban sobre su armadura los Generales y Capitanes.

* RABBIT: The Rabbit symbolizes Love of letters or One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life.

* 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.

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

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

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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 Arcocha | Go to name Arcola | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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