FAMILY CANTER (DE): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Canter (de)

Coat of arms and family crest of Canter (de).

Genealogy of family Canter (de), origin of Canter (de), provenance of the family name Canter (de).

History and meaning for Canter (de).

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Canter (de).

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Canter (de).

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Canter (de):

1) The origin of the family name Canter (de).

2) The meaning of the family name Canter (de).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Canter (de).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Canter (de).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Canter (de):

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

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

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

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

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

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

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

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

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

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

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

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Canter (de):

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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 Canter | Go to name Cantera | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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