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FAMILY FIRLE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Firle.

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

History and meaning for Firle.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Firle:

1) The origin of the family name Firle.

2) The meaning of the family name Firle.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Firle.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Firle.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Firle:

Name Firle

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Firle

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

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

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

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

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:

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

* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.

* FUSIL: The Fusil is a symbol of Righteousness, Prudence and Equity and of the conveniences achieved through these virtues; it serves as a hieroglyph for those who gathered many goods using lawful and upright means.

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

* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter F index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Firket | Go to name Firley | 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