FAMILY EXTER (DEN): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Exter (den)

Coat of arms and family crest of Exter (den).

Genealogy of family Exter (den), origin of Exter (den), provenance of the family name Exter (den).

History and meaning for Exter (den).

The heraldry and the history of the family name Exter (den) 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 Exter (den).

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Exter (den):

1) The origin of the family name Exter (den).

2) The meaning of the family name Exter (den).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Exter (den).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Exter (den).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Exter (den):

* 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 Exter (den):

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

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

It may be helpful for those with the name Exter (den) to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Exter (den) It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Exter (den) can have graphic variants.

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) 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:

* STAG: The Stag symbolizes Effortless Courage, which draws and recovers energy even on the most adverse occasions.

* DRAGANTE: Los Dragantes simbolizan el Cuidado y Vigilancia más exquisitos.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* STAR: The Stars symbolize Constancy in the service to the Sovereign in the jobs of Minister or Counselor.

* 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.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* 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.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

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

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Exter (den):

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter E index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Exter | Go to name Exterde | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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