FAMILY BELFORD: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Belford

Coat of arms and family crest of Belford.

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

History and meaning for Belford.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Belford:

1) The origin of the family name Belford.

2) The meaning of the family name Belford.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Belford.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Belford.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Belford have or have been established, among other places, in:

* England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.

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

* The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, by Sir Bernard Burke, King of Arms.

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The family Belford appears in the "General The Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales" written by Sir Bernard Burke appeared for the first time in the year 1842. This book contains about 60,000 names as Belford and are the most comprehensive Collection of Arms, including the Bearings Armorial of Noblemen and Gentlemen of the British Empire, and diverse coats that were seen in churches, familiar mansions, tombs, etc. This book is very valued by who investigate on its ancestors and want to conserve their memory, by means of the history of its well-known actions and the representation of its symbols. Therefore, the name Belford is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.

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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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

3) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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

* FLEUR-DE-LIS: The Fleur-de-lis represents the Generous Courage that, for received grievances, repeatedly returns benefits, and is a symbol of French heraldry.

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

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

* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.

* 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.

* 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.

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

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

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