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FAMILY HARREYAN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Harreyan.

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

History and meaning for Harreyan.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Harreyan:

1) The origin of the family name Harreyan.

2) The meaning of the family name Harreyan.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Harreyan.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Harreyan.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Harreyan:

Name Harreyan

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burnt parchment for Harreyan name

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Harreyan

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

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

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

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

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:

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

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

* 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.

* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.

* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.

* 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.

* EAGLE: The Eagle is an emblem of Generosity, Magnanimity and Bizarre spirit, that from the greatest heights does not stop monitoring the fulfillment of the least obligations of his position.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter H index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Harres | Go to name Harreys | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests