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FAMILY COLVERE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Colvere.

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

History and meaning for Colvere.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Colvere:

1) The origin of the family name Colvere.

2) The meaning of the family name Colvere.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Colvere.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Colvere.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Colvere 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 Colvere:

* 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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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 Colvere:

Name Colvere

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

coat of arms sticker for Colvere

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

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Colvere 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 Colvere. 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 Colvere 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 Colvere, 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 Colvere, and origin for the family name Colvere, nobiliary titles of the family name Colvere and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Colvere appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

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

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

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:

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* 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.

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

* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.

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

* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.

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

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter C index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Colvens | Go to name Colvere | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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